UNSPSC 50425535: Dried tabasco peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425535 Dried tabasco peppers is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity aligned to its narrow product scope. State and local procurement offices do not appear to be actively sourcing dried tabasco peppers as a standalone line item. The recent opportunities tagged to this code—including the City of Edinburg CACFP meal program, Illinois quarterly food orders, Oregon Department of Corrections dried beans, Georgia fresh produce, and multiple school district grocery and produce contracts—span general food supply, fresh produce, dried legumes, and institutional food service broadly, but none directly reference tabasco peppers or hot pepper ingredients. The solicitations cover large-volume, multi-category food procurement where pepper products, if included at all, are components of broader grocery or condiment assortments rather than targeted specialty items.

Activity is concentrated among school districts, state correctional and institutional departments, and county education agencies across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with contracts ranging from $1.1 million to $9 million annually for comprehensive food service. Recent examples include the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) and Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) covering 76+ line items across multiple food categories with firm fixed pricing for 365 days from award. The code shows no clear buyer focus on dried specialty peppers, and any tabasco pepper demand, if present, would likely surface within broader spice, condiment, or prepared-food categories rather than as standalone commodity procurement.