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 is a Commodity code that describes specialized dried chili peppers used in institutional food service, but the recent state and local opportunities block shows no solicitations actually tagged to this code. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code — kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto and red beans, and cafeteria food products — describe a broader institutional dried-goods procurement landscape centered on legumes and bulk food staples for correctional facilities, school meal programs, and state agency food service. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and agriculture (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state prison industries (Georgia), municipal school districts (City of Edinburg, Texas), and statewide procurement divisions acting on behalf of departmental end users such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (dried finger hot peppers) and the actual opportunities posted under it suggests either misclassification by issuing bodies or that this specific commodity sees minimal dedicated procurement activity at the state and local level right now.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, and Texas, driven primarily by correctional-system food procurement and child nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% in-state evaluation preference and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag increments) due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-sheet compliance requirements. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21), spanning proteins, grains, dairy, and condiments for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies serving approximately 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and daily Monday-through-Friday deliveries before noon. The code shows activity but no recent opportunities directly matching dried finger hot peppers, making pursue decisions contingent on whether your firm can reposition or expand into the broader institutional legume and food-staple categories where state and local volume is concentrating.