UNSPSC 50405604: Chilaca peppers

The variety of peppers known as chilaca peppers

UNSPSC 50405604 Chilaca peppers is a Commodity code covering specialty fresh peppers sourced and delivered to institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy chilaca peppers as part of broader fresh produce procurement for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county or city food service operations. The code appears in solicitations alongside broader fresh vegetable specifications rather than as a standalone line item; recent opportunities name peppers within mixed produce offerings for institutional kitchens—canteen operations at living centers, prison food warehouses, and school cafeterias serving hundreds of meals daily. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health), state correctional agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Early County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County), and county park and recreation departments (Collier County). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat issuers across multiple recent fresh-produce solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary procurement from Illinois and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026, for consumables including peppers and sauces for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to multiple food warehouses (Wynne, Snyder, Palestine) with responses due October 14 and October 19, 2026, via the TDCJ Procurement Portal; the Illinois Department of Corrections issuing RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 on August 27, 2026, specifying green bell peppers (35–45 lbs per case) among other produce for Joliet Treatment Center (response due September 3, 2026, with small business set-aside); and the Bartow County School System in Georgia issuing RFP 10-2026-019 on May 21, 2026, seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles for the 2026-2027 school year (response due June 22, 2026). Pricing under these codes runs on F.O.B. Destination terms with vendors bearing delivery costs, bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules, USDA quality standards, and compliance with facility food-safety protocols and prevailing-wage requirements where applicable.