UNSPSC 50454117: Frozen organic pepicha

The variety of organic herbs known as organic pepicha that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50454117 Frozen organic pepicha, a Commodity code, covers specialty frozen produce items procured primarily by school districts and state health and human services agencies for institutional food service operations. State and local governments sourcing under this code are acquiring frozen organic produce—here, pepicha specifically—as part of broader food service supply contracts serving student populations, patients in state-supported living centers, and inmates in correctional facilities. The issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI and Douglas County systems in Missouri and Georgia), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Corrections), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. These jurisdictions procure frozen specialty vegetables and produce as line items within comprehensive food and grocery supply agreements, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and consumable supplies rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

Recent solicitations show activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued two overlapping IFBs (HHS0016792 in February 2026 and HHS0017449 in June 2026) for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with the June IFB due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP Class 385, 390, 380, and 393 items and historical spend of $1.5 million annually. Fairfax County Public Schools released IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) for a Master Grocery K-12 contract serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across the county, requiring firm pricing for 365 days and weekly deliveries. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited bids via NUTRIKIDS electronic filing (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 grocery line items serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants, with potential midterm cost adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases of 5 percent or greater. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 (due February 18, 2026) for a main-line food distributor serving 32 schools and 25,500 students with estimated annual spend of $9 million, and separately solicited fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. The code shows active procurement momentum across institutional food service, but frozen organic pepicha specifically appears only as a subsumed line item within larger frozen and specialty produce categories rather than as a standalone procurement driver.