UNSPSC 50465503: Canned or jarred cheese peppers

The variety of peppers known as cheese peppers that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465503 Canned or jarred cheese peppers is a Commodity code that, despite its narrow product name, appears in state and local procurement primarily as one line item within much larger, multi-category food supply solicitations for institutional food service operations. The code rarely if ever drives a standalone procurement; instead, canned peppers surface as a minor consumable within broader food-service contracts serving state-operated facilities, school districts, and government institutions. Recent solicitations show canned or jarred peppers bundled with dozens of other shelf-stable foods—proteins, vegetables, condiments, sauces—in contracts serving state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county community-services operations. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, and independent school districts. The scope of work under this code in practice involves specification, ordering, and delivery of food-grade canned peppers meeting USDA standards or approved equivalents, typically in case quantities ranging from 1 to 24 cases annually within multi-item food contracts.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon and Illinois based on recent posting data. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), which listed peppers among 22 line items; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for food items (quotes due October 19, 2026), an informal written quote for 1,062 cases across 35 shelf-stable products to supply senior services; and Ben Hill County Schools' food bid (due June 15, 2026) covering fresh, frozen, and canned items across multiple categories for school nutrition. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Illinois state agencies have posted food solicitations in the same period, though those opportunities emphasized potatoes and weekly food orders respectively rather than specific pepper line items. No recent solicitation stands out as driven by demand for canned peppers alone; the code is active only as a component of much larger institutional food-service contracts with response dates typically 7–14 days from posting.