UNSPSC 50445530: Frozen pequin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50445530 Frozen pequin peppers, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most-recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations for pequin peppers specifically or for pepper products generally. The opportunities posted over the past six months span frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen assorted vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, peas, stir-fry blend), fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery procurement by correctional facilities, school districts, and state agencies—but no solicitations for frozen pequin peppers or any pepper varieties.

State and local governments purchasing frozen vegetables through open competition target high-volume commodity items for institutional food service. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, state health and human services agencies, and school districts routinely solicit frozen carrots, mixed vegetables, and potatoes in quantities of 40,000 to 400,000 pounds per solicitation, with response dates typically 30 to 60 days from posting and pricing anchored to prior-award benchmarks (roughly $0.40 to $0.67 per pound for carrots and mixed-vegetable blends as of early 2026). If pequin peppers—a specialty pepper with limited institutional foodservice utility—were being purchased by state or local bodies, they would likely appear embedded in broader frozen-vegetable or specialty-ingredient bids rather than as standalone line items. The code shows no recent activity worth pursuing at this time.