UNSPSC 50445514: Frozen ancho peppers

The variety of peppers known as ancho peppers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445514 Frozen ancho peppers is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses broader frozen vegetable procurement across state and local institutional food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code source frozen vegetables — including carrots, mixed assortments, corn, and blended products — primarily for correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and other institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county and municipal school districts, and independent school systems across multiple states. Work solicited is predominantly institutional food supply on volume contracts, with vendors required to meet USDA/FDA standards, deliver to central warehouses or distributed school and facility sites, and maintain temperature-controlled logistics. Pricing is firm fixed, quoted per unit or per pound, and includes all transportation and fuel charges on an FOB destination basis. Recent opportunities show contracts ranging from single-quarter buys (40,000 pounds) to annual district-wide supply agreements covering hundreds of line items and multiple locations, with contract terms typically running one year with renewal options.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with prominent recent solicitations from Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted multiple frozen vegetable ITBs (carrots, corn, assorted blends) through July 2026, with five percent Oregon-vendor preferences and historical pricing in the $0.40–$0.67 per-pound range. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have issued overlapping food service procurements with statewide distribution (state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities) valued in the millions annually. Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Douglas County) and Pennsylvania's Montgomery County Correctional Facility have all posted school nutrition and institutional food bids between February and July 2026, typically as ITB or IFB. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and USDA grade compliance appear in nearly all recent opportunities. Bidders should expect firm pricing expectations, tight delivery windows (30–45 days post-order), and competitive pressure from regional food service distributors already holding state or regional cooperative purchasing agreements.