UNSPSC 50425535: Dried tabasco peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425535 Dried tabasco peppers, a Commodity code, nominally addresses specialty pepper procurement, but recent state and local activity under this code shows little relevant purchasing volume—the opportunities posted show jurisdictions buying dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black) and broad food-supply categories for institutional meal service, institutional food storage, and correctional dining operations, not tabasco peppers. The code appears misaligned with actual procurement needs in the state and local market, suggesting either sparse genuine tabasco-pepper demand or systematic miscoding of dried-legume and food-product solicitations.

Recent opportunities span Georgia Correctional Industries' request for kidney beans due October 9, 2026 (RFQ format, 880-bag increments, all-inclusive delivery pricing); the City of Edinburg, Texas, CACFP meal-program procurement due August 4, 2026 (RFP covering five supply categories—beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items—for 400 children daily with local-vendor preference); the State of Oregon bid for triple-cleaned dried black beans due August 21, 2026 (institutional institutional use); the State of Illinois quarterly food-order solicitation (July–September, bids due June 26, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections procurement for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 (includes 10% Oregon preference—5% for goods fabricated in Oregon, 5% for in-state headquarters—with historical pricing at $0.493 per pound); the State of Georgia broad food-supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food-products IFB for 382 line items spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, beverages, and condiments, due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum, with mandatory pre-bid conference held March 26, 2026). Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, cities, and regional food-service operators across Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with correctional institutions and child-nutrition programs as primary end users.