UNSPSC 50435530: Dried organic pequin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435530 Dried organic pequin peppers is a Commodity code that in practice spans a narrow slice of state and local procurement focused on fresh and processed produce, dried legumes, and specialty food items for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing dried beans, fresh produce, prepared foods, and grocery staples in bulk quantities delivered on regular schedules to central distribution points or directly to school sites. The mix of issuing bodies reflects the institutional food service profile: school districts dominate the activity, with state corrections departments, county school systems, and municipal child care programs also soliciting. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) appear multiple times in recent opportunities. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have both posted dried-bean procurements; the City of Edinburg, Texas, and the State of Illinois have posted meal-support food orders. These buyers specify detailed quality standards (USDA grades, triple-cleaned beans, first-class produce condition), firm-fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods, FOB Destination delivery to school sites or central warehouses, and compliance with food safety regulations including HACCP, FDA, and USDA standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is procuring cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across five geographic areas under IFB 304T26300CF (response due May 4, 2026, later extended to May 4, 2026); the City of Edinburg, Texas is seeking CACFP meal program supplies under RFP2026017 (due August 4, 2026) with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Georgia has posted multiple produce and grocery procurements through school districts and the State of Georgia, including Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two dried-bean ITBs in recent months: S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) and S2910000017140 for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026), both with a combined 10% Oregon-content and Oregon-headquarters evaluation preference. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026), and Muscogee County School District (Georgia) solicited fresh produce under ITB 26-017 with pricing calculated as markup above USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index pricing (due April 27, 2026). The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for dried organic pequin peppers as a distinct line item; solicitations name generic dried beans, fresh produce, and prepared foods instead, indicating the commodity tier sits too granular relative to actual state and local buying patterns.