UNSPSC 50464117: Canned or jarred pepicha

The variety of herbs known as pepicha that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464117 Canned or jarred pepicha (Commodity) does not reflect what state and local governments actually buy under the code. The recent opportunities tagged to this Commodity are food-service procurements — grocery items for school districts, state institutions, and correctional facilities — that span fresh produce, eggs, proteins, dairy, grains, prepared entrees, snacks, beverages, and consumable supplies, with no evidence of pepicha (a cactus plant product) appearing in any of the solicitations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work being bought suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging or a code that has drifted substantially from its definition. State and local food-service buyers—school districts, health and human services agencies, and corrections departments—are the primary issuing bodies, with solicitations issued as RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs on rolling schedules.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri, with the heaviest concentration in Texas and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, posted June 11, 2026, with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering food and consumables under NIGP categories with a prior historical value of $1.5 million for the preceding 12-month period; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323), due April 27, 2026, requiring deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across Virginia; the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery-items IFB in Missouri, due April 29, 2026, spanning over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; and the Douglas County School System fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. Contract values where disclosed range from $1.5 million to $9 million annually, with firm fixed pricing required and delivery typically specified as F.O.B. destination within tight geographic service areas.