UNSPSC 50465504: Canned or jarred chilaca peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465504 Canned or jarred chilaca peppers is a Commodity code that describes preserved chili peppers sold in bulk to state and local food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations show that this code captures only a narrow slice of broader consumable-food procurements. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily purchasing canned and jarred food products as part of comprehensive food-service contracts for institutional facilities—state supported living centers, correctional institutions, school nutrition programs, and county senior-services operations. The actual scope of work extends well beyond chilaca peppers alone; issuing bodies tag multi-hundred-line-item food procurements (spanning proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and food-service supplies) with this code when preserved peppers appear as one input among many. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, county school districts, and state agencies procuring on behalf of multiple subordinate facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers in the recent record.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (22 line items including prepared foods and food-service supplies) at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (35 line items including canned vegetables, proteins, and sauces) for the Department of Community Services, quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with a 5 percent Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preference, bids due June 19, 2026; and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for a comprehensive food bid spanning fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, seasonings, and kitchen supplies across four school locations, bids due June 15, 2026. Most food-service contracts run annual terms with renewal or extension options, require F.O.B. Destination delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order, and demand three verifiable references and compliance with E-Verify, debarment certification, and often HACCP or food-safety protocols. Historical contract values for statewide operations reach $1.5 million to $4.5 million annually.