UNSPSC 50455504: Frozen organic chilaca peppers

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

UNSPSC 50455504 Frozen organic chilaca peppers is a Commodity code that nominally targets a single fresh produce item, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code reveal a disconnect between the code's specificity and actual state and local purchasing practice. The code shows minimal activity directly matching frozen organic chilaca peppers; instead, state and local solicitations use this classification to encompass broad fresh produce procurement and comprehensive school nutrition food-service supply contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items including fresh and frozen vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, proteins, and non-food supplies. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school systems (Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) alongside state-level agencies (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions solicit under this code when procuring staple food products for child nutrition programs, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 fiscal years and emphasizing whole-grain compliance, low-sodium formulations, USDA Buy American requirements, HACCP food safety plans, and food-recall procedures.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 line-item food bid (RFQ) covering approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; the Rockwood R-VI School District's April 29, 2026 grocery-items IFB with over 900 line items and electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS; the Douglas County School System's March 4, 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined; and Dallas Independent School District's April 2, 2026 RFP for supplemental food products with spice and ice cream lots, requiring non-preferred-ingredient compliance under Texas Legislative Bill #314. Most contracts award on a lowest-responsive-bid basis with options for multiple-vendor splits by line item, carry minimum general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence, require E-Verify authorization and federal debarment certification, and include renewal options extending up to three to five years. No specific DBE, MBE, or WBE set-asides appear consistently across recent solicitations, though Dallas ISD and City Schools of Decatur signal commitment to M/WBE participation in evaluation.