UNSPSC 50407049: Paprika

The type of vegetable known as paprika

UNSPSC 50407049 Paprika is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—fruits, vegetables, and related food items—under this code and its parent Family and Class codes. Recent solicitations show school districts, county education boards, and state agencies buying fresh produce for child nutrition programs, institutional food service, and specialized federal initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Produce procurement spans fresh whole items, pre-cut and pre-packaged offerings, and processed forms; vendors typically supply multiple commodity lines rather than paprika specifically, reflecting how school nutrition and institutional food service contracts bundle produce categories. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying size (from Early County Schools in Georgia to Austin Independent School District in Texas), county boards of education (Muscogee County, Douglas County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia), city school systems (McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), special-purpose nutrition districts (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative procuring for 30 Georgia districts). The mix of issuing bodies reflects institutional food service procurement across the public K–12 school nutrition landscape and state criminal justice operations.

Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026, for approximately 5,900 weekly servings with sourcing within 400 miles and Wisconsin diversity preferences; Head Start of Greater Dallas issuing IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of produce and food items due June 24, 2026; Bartow County School System in Georgia requesting fresh produce proposals due June 22, 2026, with 400-mile sourcing preference; Dougherty County Board of Education seeking fresh produce bids due June 16, 2026; Northside Independent School District in Texas (RFP 2026-048) requesting fresh produce proposals due May 7, 2026, for five-day-per-week delivery to 117 campuses; Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034) soliciting fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004) procuring fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 Georgia districts with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across both areas. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple bids for bulk vegetable procurement (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) due June 23, 2026. Most school-based solicitations employ sealed-bid IFB or RFP methods with evaluation weighted toward cost (typically 30–50 points), product quality and availability, vendor qualifications and experience, service delivery capability, and compliance with Buy American and USDA food safety requirements. Contracts typically run July through June aligned to the school fiscal year with optional renewal terms. Insurance requirements commonly include general liability of $500,000 to $2,000,000 and workers' compensation; many solicitations require HACCP certification, traceability documentation, and proof of GAP audit compliance. Set-aside and preference programs vary by jurisdiction—Wisconsin emphasizes diversity-owned business preferences, Texas highlights service-disabled veteran and in-state producer preferences, and federal school nutrition contracts encourage small-business and minority-owned enterprise participation without strict set-asides.