UNSPSC 50435537: Dried organic tepin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50435537 Dried organic tepin peppers is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty dried peppers; however, recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the stated category. The opportunities posted against this code solicit kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and generic cafeteria food products for institutional meal service and correctional facilities—none of which are organic tepin peppers. State and local procurement offices are the primary issuing bodies, including the Georgia Department of Corrections, the State of Oregon (both ODOC and institutional food procurement), the State of Illinois, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg, Texas. The scope of actual purchasing under this code tag spans dried legumes (beans in various varieties) supplied in bulk for institutional cooking, along with complementary food items for cafeteria and correctional meal programs.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. The State of Oregon has posted two separate dried-bean solicitations—one for triple-cleaned black beans (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026) and one for approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA). Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in 880-bag increments (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) and the State of Georgia posted a broader food-supplies RFQ (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for CACFP meal-program supplies including dried beans and related items for 400 children daily with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller issued an IFB for cafeteria food products to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with multiple line items and six distribution points across Texas (304T26300CF, extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026). The code shows no recent activity outside these jurisdictions and does not reflect procurement of organic tepin peppers.