UNSPSC 50435520: Dried organic finger hot peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435520 Dried organic finger hot peppers is a Commodity code for specialty dried peppers procured for institutional food service and bulk meal preparation. State and local governments buy dried peppers under this code principally for correctional facilities, child care programs, and educational institutions, where the peppers supply kitchen operations serving hundreds or thousands of daily meals. The code appears to encompass not only peppers explicitly marketed as organic but also dried pepper varieties sourced for large-scale institutional cooking where ingredient specifications and food-safety compliance are paramount. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state correctional departments, state departments of corrections, city governments operating food programs, and state purchasing offices acting on behalf of multiple agency customers.

Recent state and local activity under this code is sparse and does not align closely with the code's nominal scope. The most recent opportunities in the block address kidney beans (Georgia Correctional Industries, RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), dried black beans and pinto/red beans (Oregon Department of Corrections, two separate IFBs in June and August 2026), and broader food-supply solicitations by Texas and Georgia state agencies and the City of Edinburg, Texas for institutional meal programs. None of the posted opportunities explicitly solicit dried organic finger hot peppers or peppers of any kind. Oregon and Georgia show the most recent activity, with Texas also active in institutional food procurement. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the actual recent opportunities suggests limited current market activity for dried organic finger hot peppers specifically under state and local procurement, or that jurisdictions are tagging dried-pepper opportunities under broader commodity codes instead.