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 is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchasing under this code procure specialty dried chile peppers—specifically organic tai peppers—as ingredients for food service programs, institutional meal operations, and nutritional compliance. The recent solicitations show this code sees minimal activity directed specifically at organic tai peppers; instead, most opportunities in this category span broader dried bean and staple produce procurement for school districts, state correctional facilities, and other public food service operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, county and municipal school districts, state purchasing divisions, and regional cooperative buying consortiums. The mix reflects institutional food service demand across K–12 education and adult custody settings.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with scattered procurement across state-level cooperative vehicles and regional food service consortiums serving multiple districts. Representative opportunities show school districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) issuing RFPs and ITBs for annual grocery and fresh produce contracts; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs in March and June 2026 for dried pinto and red beans (approximately 42,500 to 127,500 pounds per solicitation, ITB S2910000016233 and S2910000017140, bids due March 20 and June 19, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF through the Texas Comptroller (response extended to May 4, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (due August 4, 2026). The code shows limited direct procurement of organic tai peppers specifically; opportunities are predominantly generalist food service contracts where dried specialty peppers may appear as one line item among hundreds in broader vegetable, grain, and staple procurement.