UNSPSC 50407104: Darfon peas

The variety of sugar peas known as darfon peas

UNSPSC 50407104 Darfon peas (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity as part of broader fresh produce and food-service supply chains serving institutional cafeterias, correctional facilities, schools, mental health centers, and senior services programs. The code itself names a specific legume product, but recent solicitations tagged under this code actually encompass diverse fresh and frozen vegetables, prepared foods, and food-service supplies across multiple commodity families rather than darfon peas specifically. State and local governments procure these items through mixed issuing bodies including state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), city departments (San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Collier County Parks and Recreation), transit and corrections facilities, and regional food-service coalitions. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice emerge as frequent repeat buyers, each issuing multiple IFBs and RFQs for produce and food-service items during recent months.

Recent procurement activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (consumable foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase RFQ for fresh fruits and vegetables to Madden Mental Health Center (due August 14, 2026), Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026), and Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025). Evaluation criteria across these opportunities weight cost, product quality, delivery compliance, and local or small-business preferences; prevailing wage requirements apply in Illinois, and cooperative purchasing vehicles are available through state procurement offices. The code shows active, regular demand from institutional food-service operations with consistent quarterly and seasonal solicitation cycles.