UNSPSC 50425520: Dried finger hot peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425520 Dried finger hot peppers, a Commodity code, maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains no solicitations specifically for dried finger hot peppers; instead, the recent opportunities under this code span broad food supply contracts for school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across proteins, vegetables, grains, dairy, produce, and staple items. The mismatch suggests the code may have been applied to general grocery or food supply solicitations rather than to pepper-specific requests, limiting the relevance of this category for vendors focused on dried pepper supply.

Recent activity under the code appears across state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, Georgia, Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), and municipal entities (City of Edinburg, Texas), with the strongest concentration in Georgia school district procurement and corrections department supply contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (response deadline March 20, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District's IFB for over 900 grocery line items (bids due April 29, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (IFB due April 27, 2026). Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia particularly), Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia, and Illinois. Given the code's narrow commodity definition and the absence of dried pepper–specific solicitations in the recent record, this category warrants monitoring rather than active pursuit unless a vendor can document relevant prior awards under this UNSPSC designation.