UNSPSC 50455521: Frozen organic guajillo peppers

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

UNSPSC 50455521 Frozen organic guajillo peppers is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty frozen chili peppers supplied to institutional food service operations, primarily school districts and state agencies operating child nutrition and meal-service programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring frozen peppers as component ingredients within broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone specialty items; the code sits within the larger institutional food procurement ecosystem where school districts, state departments, and county systems source prepared foods, produce, and grocery supplies for daily meal operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (notably Dallas ISD, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools), state purchasing agencies (Georgia Department of Education operations), and county-level school systems (Douglas County School System serving 30 districts through cooperative buying vehicles). These jurisdictions operate within established child nutrition and food-service procurement frameworks, using RFPs and IFBs with firm pricing, USDA compliance mandates, HACCP plan requirements, and phased award processes favoring lowest responsive bidding across multiple vendors and line items.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, with Georgia appearing consistently across eight documented opportunities spanning February through June 2026, and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Texas (Dallas ISD) representing secondary procurement centers. Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 line-item IFB for 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, the City Schools of Decatur's May 15, 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for ten school sites, and Dallas ISD's April 2, 2026 RFP for specialized food products delivered to its central warehouse with two designated lots (Spice and Ice Cream). The Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services, supporting approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure near $9 million, exemplifies the scale of institutional purchasing. All contracts run July 1 through June 30 fiscal cycles with renewal options; vendors must meet Buy American provisions, carry minimum $1 million general liability insurance, satisfy E-Verify and federal debarment certification, and accept firm pricing or index-based escalation only with documented third-party verification. The code shows active procurement but primarily as an ingredient component within comprehensive food-service awards rather than as a specialty frozen-pepper standalone line.