UNSPSC 50455526: Frozen organic long hot peppers

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

UNSPSC 50455526 Frozen organic long hot peppers is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable and refrigerated food products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, senior services, and general government food supply. Recent state and local solicitations under this code span frozen and fresh produce, canned proteins, dairy, bread, condiments, and miscellaneous grocery items for cafeterias, senior centers, and food-service distribution. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, state purchasing offices, and independent school districts. The work involves responding to informal written quotes (IWQ), sealed bids, and line-by-line food service solicitations with delivery windows measured in days to weeks, unit pricing evaluated by ounce or equivalent measure, and compliance requirements including food safety documentation (HACCP plans, food recall procedures), domestic sourcing preferences where stated, nutritional specifications (whole-grain tiers, low-sodium formulations, no added sugars), and insurance or bonding thresholds.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, where Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a response deadline of October 19, 2026 and delivery required by December 7, 2026; the State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 deadline; and Early County Board of Education released an FY27 food bid on May 11, 2026 with a June 8, 2026 response date covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with contract performance running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. School district bids commonly permit award splitting by line item, require E-Verify compliance and debarment checks for bids exceeding $25,000, impose firm pricing for 15 days post-award with escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data, and allow piggybacking by other districts on identical pricing. Delivery logistics are tightly specified — weekend off-hours delivery is restricted, temperature control requirements apply to dairy and frozen goods, and stock rotation by sell-by date is enforced.