UNSPSC 50425514: Dried ancho peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425514 Dried ancho peppers is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried chili peppers used in institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal direct solicitation under this specific code. The available opportunities reveal that state and local governments purchase dried peppers and other specialty food ingredients as line items within broader grocery and food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity procurements. The issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and multiple Georgia school systems), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), city and county nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; Muscogee County School District, Georgia), and state purchasing offices (Illinois, Georgia). School nutrition programs represent the largest segment of recent activity, driven by Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements and K-12 lunch service operations.

Geographic spread concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest, with notable secondary activity in Virginia and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products solicitation (IFB 304T26300CF, response due May 4, 2026) spanning 382 line items of proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments across five regional distribution points; the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items contract (response due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items including condiments and prepared items for 6,900 daily lunch participants; and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026) requiring deliveries to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate dried bean procurements in March and June 2026 for pinto and mixed dried legumes, the closest match to the ancho pepper code, each calling for volume in the 40,000-plus pound range. However, dried ancho peppers do not appear as a distinct line item in any posted solicitation; procurement officers classify specialty dried ingredients as components of larger food baskets rather than sole-source buys, making the code itself a weak signal for active opportunity pursuit.