UNSPSC 50445523: Frozen habanero peppers

The variety of peppers known as habanero peppers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445523 Frozen habanero peppers, a Commodity code, names a specialized frozen produce item that state and local governments buy primarily through institutional food service contracts—though the recent opportunities block shows no direct habanero pepper solicitations. Instead, the code appears in a dataset dominated by broader frozen vegetable procurements and comprehensive grocery bids spanning multiple product categories including frozen mixed vegetables, frozen assorted blends, frozen carrots, and frozen specialty items for correctional facilities, school districts, and state health agencies.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting frozen produce range across departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), school nutrition programs (Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas, New Jersey), and county governments (Pennsylvania). The Oregon Department of Corrections appears most frequently in recent months, posting multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables including mixed assortments, carrots, and specialty blends in February through July 2026. School districts dominate the broader frozen and fresh produce procurement landscape—entities including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Dallas ISD, Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), Burke County (Georgia), Early County (Georgia), and Bulloch County (Georgia) have all issued food service solicitations in the February-to-July 2026 window. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Frozen Vegetables ITBs (S2910000017451 for frozen corn, S2910000016558 for assorted frozen vegetables, S2910000016589 for carrots and assorted blends, posted April-July 2026 with response dates ranging April 22 through July 24); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products IFB (304T26300CF, posted May 4, 2026, encompassing 382 line items including frozen specialty entrees); and the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services partial rebid for frozen vegetables (26DPP01307, posted May 15, 2026, specifically Mixed Vegetables in California Blend varieties). Geographic activity centers on Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Virginia, with secondary activity in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Pricing in recent ODOC solicitations ranges from $0.398 to $0.689 per pound depending on vegetable type and packaging; school district procurements typically span hundreds of line items with firm pricing for 30-365 days from award and allowances for periodic adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Buy American provisions apply across school nutrition and state health agency solicitations, with minimum domestic content requirements typically set at 51 percent. Habanero peppers as a standalone line item do not appear in recent state and local frozen produce RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs reviewed; vendors pursuing this code should expect limited direct habanero pepper demand and should instead position habanero products within broader frozen pepper or specialty frozen vegetable product portfolios to compete in school nutrition, correctional facility food service, and state health agency procurements.