UNSPSC 50425504: Dried chilaca peppers

The variety of peppers known as chilaca peppers that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425504 Dried chilaca peppers, a Commodity code, shows limited direct activity in recent state and local procurement, though the code sits within a broader institutional food-supply category that state correctional systems, child nutrition programs, and educational institutions actively source. State and local buyers under related dried-bean and institutional food-supply codes procure staple proteins and pantry items for large-scale meal programs serving incarcerated populations, schoolchildren, and other institutional populations. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice represent repeat institutional buyers in this space, issuing RFQs and IFBs for dried legumes, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods in bulk quantities with strict USDA grading, triple-cleaning, and food-safety compliance requirements. Delivery logistics are priced all-inclusive on FOB Destination terms to central distribution hubs, with delivery windows typically 30–45 days and palletization or standardized packaging mandates common. Pricing competition is often tight: the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 pinto and red bean procurement, for example, referenced a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound.

Recent activity clusters in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of triple-cleaned dried pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026, under OregonBuys; the State of Oregon issued a separate dried black bean specification with an August 21, 2026 response date. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with a due date of October 9, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and condiments across five geographic warehouse areas, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal-supply package including beverages, paper goods, proteins, and cleaning supplies for 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference and Texas Department of Agriculture regulatory oversight. The State of Illinois solicited a quarterly weekly food order for July–September 2026 with a June 26, 2026 deadline. No opportunities in the source are specifically tagged to dried chilaca peppers themselves; buyers are sourcing commodity dried legumes and broad institutional food-supply categories where chilaca peppers, if procured at all, would likely appear as a minor line item within a larger produce or specialty-ingredient specification rather than as a standalone procurement vehicle.