UNSPSC 50425521: Dried guajillo peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425521 Dried guajillo peppers is a Commodity code that maps to dried bean and pepper procurement across state and local government institutions — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and municipal child care operations. The actual work solicited shows school districts, state corrections departments, and cities buying dried beans (pinto, red) and fresh produce as components of large-scale food service supply contracts, not guajillo peppers specifically. Recent solicitations from the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts frame dried legumes as line items within master grocery or produce RFPs/ITBs; the code itself does not isolate dried chiles or peppers as distinct procurement categories in the recent-opportunities block. Issuing bodies include state departments (corrections, criminal justice), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI and multiple Georgia school systems), cities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state-level procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. The mix skews heavily toward school nutrition programs and correctional food service.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for dried pinto beans—127,500 pounds in March 2026 (bid due March 20, 2026) and 42,500 pounds combined with red beans in June 2026 (bid due June 19, 2026)—at reference prices around $0.43 per pound, delivered FOB destination to Salem. The Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and miscellaneous staples (response due May 4, 2026 as extended via addendum). Fairfax County Public Schools solicited Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026) for weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with minimum three-year vendor experience required. Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) requested over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–27 school year (bids due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS electronic system). Multiple Georgia school districts—Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County School System—have posted ITBs and RFPs for fresh produce (March–April 2026) with annual estimated values ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $9 million per district. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies including food and nonfood items for 400 children ages 1–18 (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. No recent solicitation explicitly names dried guajillo peppers; the code shows general dried-legume and fresh-produce procurement activity at scale but not product-specific market pull for this commodity.