UNSPSC 50407109: Prince albert peas

The variety of sugar peas known as prince albert peas

UNSPSC 50407109 Prince albert peas is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevant purchasing. The available opportunities reference prince albert peas only nominally; actual solicitations center on broad fresh produce categories (fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and mixed food service groceries) rather than this specific legume variety. State and local buyers—including Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, school districts, and county nutrition programs—are procuring fresh produce on a routine basis for institutional food service, school meal programs, and senior services, but they are not isolating prince albert peas as a line item in recent bids. When peas appear at all in the recent opportunities, they surface only as part of larger vegetable assortments in bulk food buys.

The geographic concentration of recent procurement activity spans Texas, Illinois, and Georgia, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing the highest volume of fresh-produce solicitations over the past six months. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and food service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple IFBs for fresh fruits and vegetables to warehouse locations (responses due October 14, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (response due September 3, 2026). School districts in Georgia, including Bartow County and Dougherty County, and school districts in Wisconsin and Texas have also issued RFBs and RFQs for fresh produce with emphasis on local sourcing, seasonal availability, and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. The code itself—naming a specific produce variety—does not align well with the actual procurement pattern, which treats fresh produce as commodity categories bundled with other food service items rather than as individual varietal line items.