UNSPSC 50435519: Dried organic chiltecpin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435519 Dried organic chiltecpin peppers, a Commodity code, encompasses specialty dried chili peppers purchased by state and local governments primarily through institutional food service and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers source dried chili products as part of broader food supply contracts serving correctional facilities, school districts, and child care programs, where peppers function as seasoning ingredients or components of prepared meals rather than standalone retail products. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state and county school systems, and municipal child nutrition programs. The code sees activity across multiple states with concentrated recent procurement in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, and Oregon, where institutional food service demand drives regular solicitation cycles aligned with fiscal-year food supply contracts and quarterly ordering schedules.

Representative recent opportunities span the institutional food service landscape. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for its Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026), with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 applying to bids within 5 percent of the lowest price. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (ITB S-29100-00016233, due March 20, 2026), with a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders, and similarly procured 42,500 pounds of dried beans across a separate spring solicitation (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools solicited Master Grocery K-12 products via sealed bid (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across the district. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued a large-scale IFB for cafeteria food products covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse locations (IFB No. 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026 after an extension via Addendum No. 2). Smaller school districts including Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (bid due April 29, 2026) and Muscogee County School District in Georgia (ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026) solicited fresh produce and grocery items. The code shows no recent solicitations specifically naming dried chiltecpin peppers as a line item or focused procurement target; activity under this Commodity code is sparse and indirect, embedded within larger food supply RFPs and ITBs that do not isolate specialty peppers as a distinct purchasing category.