UNSPSC 50455529: Frozen organic peperoncini peppers

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

UNSPSC 50455529 Frozen organic peperoncini peppers is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but recent state and local solicitations under this code show no activity purchasing peperoncini peppers specifically. Instead, the code appears to have been applied to broad food service and school nutrition procurement spanning multiple produce categories, frozen and shelf-stable grocery items, and general food supplies. The actual work being solicited includes comprehensive food-service supplier contracts encompassing produce (fresh and frozen), proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food kitchen supplies delivered to schools, state agencies, and other public facilities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs from Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas); state procurement offices in Georgia have also solicited under the code for general food and fresh-produce supply contracts. The code's use appears to reflect catch-all tagging rather than a precise commodity match—frozen peperoncini peppers do not appear in any of the recent solicitations reviewed.

Activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 bid deadline (RFQ) for 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, including whole-grain bread, Grade A fluid milk, and produce with domestic-sourcing preferences and low-sodium formulations; the Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 proposal deadline (RFP) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; and the Rockwood R-VI School District's April 29, 2026 electronic bid deadline (IFB) for over 900 line items of grocery products for the 2026–27 school year. School nutrition contracts typically require HACCP plans, food-safety compliance, Buy American provisions, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 limits depending on district), and firm pricing for contract periods ranging from one to three years with renewal options. The mismatch between code definition and actual solicitation scope signals that this code may not be the primary targeting mechanism for peperoncini-pepper vendors and warrants verification of correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities tagged under 50455529.