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 that names a specific dried chile pepper product, but recent state and local procurement activity shows no solicitations for tepins themselves. Instead, the available recent opportunities document procurement for institutional dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto-red bean blends — purchased by state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, city food-service programs, and school districts for large-scale meal preparation and food-service operations. The code appears to have been applied to institutional dried-legume procurement more broadly, without clear alignment to the specific commodity its name denotes.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing dried-bean procurement include the Georgia Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg Texas, and the State of Illinois. Procurement spans the South (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with one Midwest entry (Illinois). Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery by October 9, 2026 (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027); the Oregon Department of Corrections seeking 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered suppliers; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring diverse cafeteria food products including proteins, dairy, and staples across five geographic distribution points (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg's August 2026 CACFP meal program RFP solicits food and nonfood items for 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 applied to bidders within 5% of the lowest bid.