UNSPSC 50425517: Dried cayenne peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425517 Dried cayenne peppers (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The source contains thirteen recent opportunities across food service, school nutrition, and corrections procurement in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Oregon, and Virginia, none of which specifically solicit dried cayenne peppers or spice items. The solicitations span child and adult care food programs, school cafeteria groceries, fresh produce, dried beans, and broad-line food distribution contracts—categories that encompass dried commodity staples but do not isolate or target peppers as a line item. The code assignment appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a reflection of active market demand for this specific ingredient.

School districts and state corrections departments dominate the issuing-body mix, with eight of thirteen opportunities from K-12 systems (Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia, Rockwood R-VI Missouri, Muscogee County Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Georgia, Douglas County Georgia), two from state corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), one from a city child care program (City of Edinburg Texas), one from a state food procurement (Illinois Department of Corrections via state general services), and one from Georgia state procurement. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering grocery supply to 52 school locations and a warehouse; the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items procurement (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, meats, and prepared entrees; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering 382 line items to six warehouse distribution points across the state. Absent recent opportunities specifically soliciting dried cayenne peppers, this code shows little current activity in state and local procurement.