UNSPSC 50425536: Dried tai peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425536 Dried tai peppers is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried legumes and bulk food staples for institutional meal service and correctional foodservice operations, not the narrow crop variety the code name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing dried beans, peas, and similar staple proteins in bulk quantities for prison commissaries, school lunch programs, child and adult care facilities, and state agency kitchens. The issuing bodies are primarily correctional departments and state purchasing offices, along with cities and school districts administering federally funded meal programs such as CACFP. Vendors responding to these solicitations must meet USDA grading standards, food-safety certifications (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), triple-cleaning or equivalent quality specifications, and deliver in bulk palletized format or per meal-service schedules; institutional buyers price on an all-inclusive, delivered basis with no separate freight reimbursement.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Texas. The Georgia Department of Corrections solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with response due October 9, 2026, via RFQ; Oregon's Department of Corrections requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026, applying a 10% Oregon-based supplier preference and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; the City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for CACFP meal items including dried beans and proteins for approximately 400 children daily, with proposals due August 4, 2026, and a local-vendor preference under Texas law; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products including multiple dried-bean and legume line items across five geographic warehouse areas with response due May 4, 2026. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned, with bids due August 21, 2026. All solicitations require electronic submission, strict specification compliance without shortcuts, and delivery within 30 to 45 days of order placement.