UNSPSC 50172002: Soy based hot pepper paste

A traditional food of Korea that is made by mixing with the sweet rice, fermented soybean, and others with the hot pepper powder as the main ingredient and this is a unique and favourite food in Korea. For its ingredients, starch, powdered fermented soybean, salt, powdered red pepper, water and others.

UNSPSC 50172002 Soy based hot pepper paste is a Commodity code that covers condiment ingredients and seasonings used in institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little demand specific to soy-based hot pepper paste itself. Instead, issuing bodies across the code tag broad-based grocery and food supply solicitations that span proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, condiments, and seasonings in aggregate. The actual work being solicited involves institutional food service supply contracts for state hospitals, school districts, and municipal agencies purchasing 100-plus line items of mixed grocery categories at once, with vendors expected to meet specification compliance, food safety certifications, nutrition standards (including USDA commodity and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act requirements), and delivery logistics to central warehouses and school sites on weekly or daily schedules. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, county school systems, municipal boards of education, and cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia. Vendors face firm fixed-price requirements, no fuel surcharges, payment terms of Net 30 to Net 45 days, and insurance mandates ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, with a $32,226 prior-year spend baseline), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' BNB052266 for Board of Education grocery items including over 1,100 line items with Buy American domestic-content requirements (bid deadline June 30, 2026, since passed), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs spanning two geographic areas across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (RFP closed March 4, 2026). A Georgia State food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and a major Douglas County food supply and distribution RFP for 32,000 daily meals (26-003, closed February 18, 2026) round out recent activity. The code shows no standout repeat buyers at a single jurisdiction level, though Georgia school districts and state agencies account for multiple concurrent procurements. Current opportunities in this code are closing or have closed; no active forward-dated solicitations appear in the recent record.