UNSPSC 50436849: Dried organic paprika

The type of organic vegetable known as organic paprika that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436849 Dried organic paprika is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show no procurement activity for paprika itself. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans), cafeteria and institutional food products, and weekly food orders for correctional and child care programs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent activity suggests either a tagging error in the procurement registry or a practice of using this code as a placeholder for dried legumes and bulk institutional food procurement more broadly.

State and local buyers under this code—when the recent activity is considered—include correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), and child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas, with Illinois appearing once. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' IFB for 880-bag increments of kidney beans due October 9, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of triple-cleaned pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for 382 line items of cafeteria food products across multiple distribution points, extended to May 4, 2026, with single-vendor awards per line item. The Code of Edinburg's RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program supplies due August 4, 2026 (with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bids within 5% of the lowest price) encompasses beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, fruits, vegetables, and janitorial supplies for 400 children daily over nine months. Bidders should treat this code as capturing institutional bulk food procurement for state agencies and local meal programs rather than as a specialized spice category.