UNSPSC 50455516: Frozen organic cascabel peppers

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

UNSPSC 50455516 Frozen organic cascabel peppers is a Commodity code that maps to school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though recent activity shows little direct solicitation focused solely on this specialty item. Instead, state and local buyers acquire frozen organic peppers as line items within broader fresh and frozen produce bids, or embedded in comprehensive grocery and food-supply contracts that span dozens or hundreds of products. Recent solicitations across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas school districts frame frozen vegetables as components of meal-service portfolios rather than standalone procurements. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and county school systems managing child nutrition programs, supported by purchasing cooperatives such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. These jurisdictions typically solicit produce and frozen items as parts of larger, competitive food-service agreements with delivery to multiple school sites and strict compliance requirements for HACCP certification, food recall procedures, USDA Buy American provisions, E-Verify authorization, and general liability insurance thresholds ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000.

Recent representative opportunities show this pattern clearly. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across two Georgia areas, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) solicited an annual fresh-produce contract (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) encompassing 72 line items across 60 school sites. The City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026) with delivery to ten sites and contract renewal options up to four additional years. Early County Board of Education (due June 8, 2026) requested line-by-line bids for over 300 food items plus nonfoods supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Dallas Independent School District (RFP due April 2, 2026) procures various food products not available through main commodity bids, and Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri (due April 29, 2026) solicited over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–2027 school year. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri, and all contracts emphasize firm pricing for the full contract term, domestic sourcing preferences, and low-sodium or additive-free formulations.