UNSPSC 50417049: Organic paprika

The type of organic vegetable known as organic paprika

UNSPSC 50417049 Organic paprika, a Commodity code, captures fresh produce and specialty food items that state and local governments procure for food-service operations across parks, schools, healthcare facilities, and institutional cafeterias. Recent solicitations show the code in active use for park concession operations, school nutrition programs, healthcare food service, and statewide institutional procurement. The work involves sourcing produce and prepared foods meeting food-safety compliance, seasonal availability adjustments, and volume commitments tied to operational calendars. Issuing bodies span county parks and recreation departments, school districts, healthcare coalitions, and state procurement offices. Vendors must navigate health permitting, delivery schedules coordinated with facility operating hours, and evaluation criteria that often weight food safety, product quality, and local-vendor preferences alongside cost.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) on October 8, 2026 for food services at North Collier Regional Park with responses due March 6, 2025, offering a 10-point local-vendor preference for businesses meeting Collier or Lee County residency criteria and requiring $1,000,000 commercial general liability coverage and monthly reporting. Marion Health Care Coalition solicited produce proposals on August 7, 2026 with an August 21, 2026 deadline covering fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2026-2027 contract period. Early County Board of Education released a line-by-line food bid on May 11, 2026 due June 8, 2026 for approximately 300 food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, emphasizing domestic sourcing, whole-grain compliance, low-sodium formulations, and delivery Monday through Friday with firm pricing for 15 days post-award. Georgia issued a statewide food and kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026 due June 22, 2026. Vendors should expect cooperative purchasing provisions, HACCP compliance, E-Verify enrollment, and multi-year contract terms with renewal options contingent on performance.