UNSPSC 50445534: Frozen serrano peppers

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

UNSPSC 50445534 Frozen serrano peppers, a Commodity code, names a single product line that state and local governments buy as part of broader institutional food service and nutrition program procurement. In recent state and local solicitations, frozen serrano peppers do not appear as a line item or specified product; instead, the code sits within food procurement portfolios that emphasize bulk frozen vegetable assortments, mixed vegetables, and commodity produce for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, and county social services departments. The actual buying under related frozen-vegetable codes reflects demand for standardized institutional products—mixed frozen vegetables, corn, broccoli, green beans—rather than specialty items like serrano peppers. State purchasing offices, county corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and state health and human services agencies issue the majority of frozen-food solicitations, with repeat buyers including Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts across Georgia and Connecticut, and county correctional facilities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Issuing bodies typically consolidate frozen-vegetable purchasing into broader food-service RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs rather than isolate a single pepper variety.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey, with Texas HHSC issuing the highest volume of frozen-food procurement. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables (broccoli, mixed blends, corn, green beans) due August 20, 2026; Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers, bids due August 18, 2026; Gwinnett County (Georgia) IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for shelf-stable and frozen food items due October 19, 2026; and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) IFB requesting frozen produce as part of a comprehensive school nutrition food bid due June 15, 2026. None of these solicitations name frozen serrano peppers as a specified line item, suggesting the code sees little direct procurement activity in state and local markets; buyers instead source frozen vegetables through commodity-class purchasing that prioritizes staple blends and individual varieties suited to high-volume institutional feeding.