UNSPSC 50435536: Dried organic tai peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435536 Dried organic tai peppers, a Commodity code, represents state and local government procurement of specialty dried peppers and other dried legumes and vegetables for institutional food service, particularly correctional facilities, schools, child-care programs, and state agencies. Recent solicitations show the code applied broadly to dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—rather than the specific tai pepper variety the code nominally describes. The work spans food procurement for correctional industries, state correctional departments, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and general institutional kitchen supply. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state procurement offices, and municipal governments; Georgia Correctional Industries and the Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers. Procurement focuses on bulk quantities delivered on predictable schedules—typically weekly or monthly—with strict compliance to USDA grading standards, food-safety certification (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), packaging specifications including palletization requirements, and delivery windows defined by institutional meal-service schedules.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered suppliers and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag increments) due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement. The State of Oregon solicited dried black beans (triple-cleaned, USDA-graded) due August 21, 2026 for institutional use. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for a Child and Adult Care Food Program covering five supply categories including dried beans and proteins, due August 4, 2026, with a 5% local-vendor price preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum), encompassing numerous dried and canned items. Contracts typically run 12 months with optional renewal periods; awards favor lowest responsive, responsible bidders meeting specifications, with delivery FOB destination and 30- to 45-day lead times.