UNSPSC 50455500: Frozen organic peppers

The type of organic vegetable known as organic peppers that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50455500 Frozen organic peppers (Class code) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity recorded under this classification. The source shows nine recent opportunities posted between January and May 2026, none of which specifically request frozen organic peppers or any frozen peppers at all. Instead, the code is being used to tag broad food service solicitations for school nutrition programs, general grocery procurement, and fresh produce supply contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple food categories.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) represent the repeat buyers in the recent record, each soliciting annual food service contracts for child nutrition programs. The State of Georgia itself appears twice, posting solicitations for fresh produce and general food supplies. Representative recent opportunities include the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for Frozen Foods and Grocery (due May 15, 2026), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 for Fresh Produce with an April 23, 2026 response deadline, the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), and the Dallas Independent School District's RFP for Various Food Products (due April 2, 2026). The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with secondary activity in Missouri and Texas. Code activity appears robust in volume but mismatched to the commodity name, suggesting either a tagging error in procurement systems or use of the code as a catch-all for school nutrition food procurement regardless of specific product type.