UNSPSC 50445517: Frozen cayenne peppers

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

UNSPSC 50445517 Frozen cayenne peppers is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchase frozen cayenne peppers as a component of broader institutional food-service procurement, most commonly as a specialty ingredient within larger meal-preparation supply contracts for corrections facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. The code appears in solicitations where purchasing offices bundle specialty seasonings and condiments with proteins, vegetables, grains, and prepared entrees under consolidated food-service contracts rather than as standalone pepper purchases.

Corrections departments and state health-and-human-services agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, supported by school districts and specialized state facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, and state health-facility networks post the most frequent activity. Recent opportunities span Texas (HHSC state hospitals and state supported living centers; TDCJ correctional facilities; state-supported living centers serving specialized populations), Oregon (Department of Corrections central warehouse distribution), Georgia (county schools and county corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (school districts). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Frozen Food Products procurement (IFB HHS0017338, posted July 17, 2026, bids due August 18, 2026) covering 106 line items of frozen foods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections Vegetables Frozen Assorted procurement (ITB S2910000017692, posted August 6, 2026, bids due August 20, 2026) for 360,000 pounds across multiple frozen-vegetable varieties including assorted blends; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) encompassing approximately 382 line items with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. These solicitations use brand-or-equal specifications and focus on USDA/FDA compliance, temperature maintenance, shelf-life certification, and FOB-destination delivery with all transportation prepaid.