UNSPSC 50435534: Dried organic serrano peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435534 Dried organic serrano peppers is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried pepper products for institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity under this specific code is minimal. The source records show no recent opportunities explicitly soliciting dried serrano peppers; instead, the tagged opportunities reflect broader food supply, produce, and grocery procurements where dried peppers may appear as one line item within much larger multi-category food baskets. School districts, state corrections departments, and other public institutions do purchase dried goods including peppers as part of institutional meal programs, but the evidence here does not isolate serrano peppers as a distinct procurement focus. State and local buying under codes in this family typically comes from school nutrition programs, state corrections food service, child care facilities, and health and human services agencies; the mix includes independent school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia, Texas TDCJ), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg CACFP).

Geographic concentration is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent opportunity volume, with activity also in Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) grocery items RFP with over 900 line items due April 29, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) cafeteria food products IFB with approximately 382 line items due May 4, 2026; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) food supply RFP for $9 million annually due February 18, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections dried beans ITB due March 20, 2026. These procurements are typically large-volume institutional buys emphasizing cost, compliance with USDA/FDA standards, firm fixed pricing, and scheduled delivery to central kitchens or distribution centers rather than specialty ingredient sourcing. Dried serrano peppers do not appear to command a discrete procurement track at the state or local level; vendors targeting this code should monitor broader grocery and specialty food line-item awards within large institutional food contracts.