UNSPSC 50415506: Organic fresno peppers

The variety of organic peppers known as organic fresno peppers

UNSPSC 50415506 Organic fresno peppers is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments buy as part of broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing fresh peppers (and other fresh vegetables) as line items within comprehensive produce contracts that supply breakfast and lunch programs across multiple school sites. The code sees activity primarily from school nutrition programs and state food service operations rather than standalone pepper-specific buys; peppers appear as one of 60–72 produce line items within RFPs and IFBs that award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school), county school systems, and state departments, with some solicitations flowing through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. These jurisdictions emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and increasingly domestic or locally grown sourcing; many incorporate pricing methodology tied to USDA terminal market indices or cost-plus fixed-fee structures to manage commodity price volatility.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with notable recent solicitations from the Bulloch County School District (Statesboro, Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Hinesville, Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Brunswick, Georgia), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), and the Douglas County School System (Douglasville, Georgia) through GEC cooperative purchasing. Recent RFPs and IFBs posted between February and May 2026 include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP due June 8, 2026, covering vegetables and other produce), Glynn County's fresh produce IFB (due April 14, 2026), Bulloch County's Farm to School program RFP requiring 200-mile local sourcing (due May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County RFP through GEC covering 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4–$1.1 million by area (due March 4, 2026). Delivery requirements are consistent: weekly or twice-weekly drops to school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with food safety documentation, insurance, and traceability systems mandatory across all opportunities.