UNSPSC 50425522: Dried guerro peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425522 Dried guerro peppers, a Commodity code, covers specialty dried chili peppers procured by state and local food service operations, institutional kitchens, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing dried peppers as part of broader food supply contracts for meal programs, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias, though the available opportunities do not isolate dried guerro peppers as a standalone line item. The code appears in the context of multi-category food procurement where peppers, along with grains, proteins, produce, and staple condiments, are bundled into comprehensive grocery or institutional food service contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state school nutrition cooperatives, individual school districts, county school systems, and municipal child care programs. State agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office, Illinois, Georgia) appear frequently alongside school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia) and municipal entities (City of Edinburg, Texas).

Recent opportunities span multiple states with concentration in Georgia (Douglas County School System's multi-district RFP for fresh produce and eggs; Muscogee County School District produce contract; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce bid), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB 304T-26-300CF with 382 line items across five warehouse areas; City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP 2026-017 serving approximately 400 children), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections pinto and red beans procurement S2910000017140 requesting 42,500 pounds with bids due June 19, 2026). Other recent activity includes Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 with bids due April 27, 2026), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items 2026-2027 with electronic bids due April 29, 2026), and Illinois (State of Illinois quarterly food order FY-27 IVHQ with bids due June 26, 2026). No solicitations specifically and exclusively target dried guerro peppers; the code shows limited standalone activity, appearing instead as an embedded commodity within large master grocery contracts and institutional food supply procurements where dried peppers serve as one ingredient among hundreds of line items in meal preparation.