UNSPSC 50435500: Dried organic peppers

The type of organic vegetable known as organic peppers that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435500 Dried organic peppers, a Class code, nominally covers dried pepper products but shows little relevant recent activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code are dominated by dried beans — kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans — along with broader institutional food-supply procurements that include peppers as one item among many food categories rather than as the primary procurement target. State and local buyers using this code are issuing RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs for institutional food service, primarily through state correctional agencies, state purchasing divisions managing food programs for educational and care facilities, and individual municipalities. Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg, Texas represent the issuing bodies in the recent record.

The geographic concentration is visible in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted multiple dried-bean solicitations (pinto and red beans in June 2026, black beans in August 2026), Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans with a response deadline of October 9, 2026, and the Texas Comptroller solicited cafeteria food products for TDCJ with an IFB response date extended to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program with a proposal due date of August 4, 2026, pricing five supply categories including food, beverages, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and nonfood products for approximately 400 children daily. The code shows institutional bulk procurement activity — high-volume, specification-heavy, FOB-destination purchasing with rigid compliance requirements, delivery schedules, and often incumbent-contractor reference pricing — rather than a focused dried-pepper market. Bidders pursuing this code should expect to compete on cost, compliance with USDA grading and food-safety standards, palletization requirements, shelf-life guarantees, and reliable fulfillment to multiple institutional distribution points.