UNSPSC 50435528: Dried organic pasilla peppers

The variety of organic peppers known as organic pasilla peppers that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435528 Dried organic pasilla peppers is a Commodity code that in practice covers a broader range of dried legumes and bulk institutional food staples — kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and other dried proteins — procured by state agencies, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs for high-volume meal service. The recent solicitations show state corrections departments and educational nutrition programs buying dried beans by the pound or bag as core components of cafeteria and institutional meal programs where specification-driven procurement emphasizes USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning certification, defect tolerances, moisture content, and food-safety compliance. Issuing bodies include state correctional industries and purchasing offices (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), state departments of criminal justice, school districts and child care food programs, and specialized institutional nutrition buyers. State prison systems and corrections-affiliated food services dominate the recent activity, reflecting high-volume, year-round demand and standardized specification requirements.

Activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (solicitation S2910000017705, bids due June 19, 2026), with a 10 percent combined Oregon-origin preference applied to evaluation and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing (solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, bids due October 9, 2026), and the State of Oregon posted a separate bid for dried black beans, triple-cleaned (S2910000017705, bids due August 21, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, including proteins and staples within a larger five-category supply RFP (RFP2026017, proposals due August 4, 2026) with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Illinois also posted a quarterly food order for institutional use (27497DVAQUINCB52821, bids due June 26, 2026). Bidders should expect electronic submission, mandatory specification sheets completed without shortcuts or ditto marks, all-inclusive delivery pricing, and compliance with USDA and FDA standards including HACCP certifications; Oregon offers modest production or headquarters preferences, and Texas applies local-vendor price preferences where applicable.