UNSPSC 50425519: Dried chiltecpin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425519 Dried chiltecpin peppers (Commodity) is a narrowly focused code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity tracked under this classification. The recent opportunities posted against this code predominantly involve dried beans of other varieties — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — destined for institutional food service, correctional systems, and child care meal programs. These solicitations reflect bulk institutional food procurement far broader in scope than the specific chile pepper variety the code nominally describes. State and local issuing bodies purchasing food items for correctional institutions, state agencies, and public meal programs are the dominant buyers, but their actual commodity purchases diverge significantly from the chiltecpin pepper specification.

Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Oregon purchasing for educational institutions, Georgia Correctional Industries, and the City of Edinburg, Texas, among recent solicitors. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026) and Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (response due October 9, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across multiple USDA-graded proteins, dairy, grains, and produce categories (extended response date May 4, 2026), demonstrates the scale and complexity typical under broader food-supply codes. The code itself shows little relevant recent activity for dried chiltecpin peppers specifically, signaling that dried specialty or regional chile varieties may fall under different commodity classifications or that procurement under this code remains minimal.