UNSPSC 50407101: Bikini peas

The variety of sugar peas known as bikini peas

UNSPSC 50407101 Bikini peas is a Commodity code that represents fresh produce items procured by state and local governments for school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior programming. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring fresh vegetables—particularly peas and similar legumes—as components of broader produce supply contracts for child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and community services. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state agencies: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Head Start of Greater Dallas, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and numerous Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County, and others). These jurisdictions source produce through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB vehicles, often with locational preferences favoring products grown within 200–400 miles and frequent set-asides or preferences for diverse-owned, minority-owned, or locally based vendors. Compliance requirements consistently include HACCP plans, traceability documentation, food safety certifications, and Buy American provisions.

Recent solicitation activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Madison Metropolitan School District posted RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (including peas and similar produce) with deliveries due July 29, 2026, for approximately 5,900 servings weekly under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors and a $0.20 per pound preference for organic produce. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP on June 24, 2026, for frozen foods and produce meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, with estimated procurement value of $969,460.94 across multiple suppliers and a pre-bid conference held April 16, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple vegetable procurement solicitations (IFB IW253079 for carrots, IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes, and bulk white potatoes under IFB IW253099) with June 2026 deadlines, all submitted through the TDCJ Procurement Portal via Bonfire. Georgia school districts dominate recent activity: Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026, requiring local produce within 400 miles), Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bids due June 16, 2026, for 40 produce line items across 24 nutrition sites), and the Douglas County cooperative procurement (RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026, covering 30 districts and approximately $5.5 million in combined annual spending). No single incumbent vendor dominates recent awards; most procurements allow multiple vendors and line-item-based allocation. The code shows sustained activity through mid-2026 with contract terms typically running July through June to align with school-year food service budgets.