UNSPSC 50435502: Dried organic arbol peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435502 Dried organic arbol peppers, a Commodity code, describes specialty dried chile peppers procured primarily through school nutrition and correctional-facility food service contracts. State and local governments buy dried peppers as part of broader meal-program procurement — they rarely appear as standalone line items but surface within large grocery and food-supply solicitations serving child nutrition, adult care, and detention food services. The code sees limited direct solicitation; recent opportunities frame dried peppers as part of multi-category food bundles rather than as named commodity purchases. School districts, state correctional departments, and child-care nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, with contracts typically awarded on a firm fixed-price basis with annual renewal options and meal-service volume commitments.

Recent solicitation activity centers in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Oregon. The City of Edinburg, Texas Child and Adult Care Food Program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) procures food products across five supply categories including proteins, breads, fruits, and vegetables to serve approximately 400 children daily; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri, CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026) solicited over 900 grocery line items; and the Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) bid dried pinto and red beans at 42,500 pounds for palletized delivery. These procurement patterns indicate that dried peppers, when purchased by state and local entities, enter institutional food supply chains through master grocery contracts or category-level food bundles rather than specialty-item procurement. Geographic concentration is strongest in school nutrition programs across the Southeast and Southwest, with state-level correctional food service in the Pacific Northwest. Dried peppers show minimal standalone activity; pursuit should focus on inclusion within larger grocery vendor agreements where specialty dried ingredients appear as optional or supplementary line items.