UNSPSC 50425537: Dried tepin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50425537 Dried tepin peppers is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities in this dataset show no solicitations specifically for dried tepin peppers; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code involve broad-based food procurement for schools, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000016233 and S2910000016233), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited cafeteria food products spanning proteins, grains, dairy, vegetables, and miscellaneous staples (IFB 304T-26-300CF). These are generic commodity food buys, not specialty peppers. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program (RFP 2026017), and school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Texas have posted solicitations for grocery items, fresh produce, and food supply (Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34, and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 and SN 26-003). None of these describe sourcing dried tepin peppers specifically.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois state food procurement, and Georgia state procurement), and municipal programs (City of Edinburg). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and Oregon. The code appears to have been applied broadly to general food procurement rather than to dried pepper specialty commodities, suggesting either a taxonomy-classification mismatch or minimal market demand for dried tepin peppers under state and local solicitation. No recent opportunities in the dataset target this specific commodity.