UNSPSC 50465509: Canned or jarred manzano peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465509 Canned or jarred manzano peppers (Commodity) represents a narrow food commodity line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service supply contracts for institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, and state facilities. While the code itself names a specific pepper variety, recent solicitations show that state and local buyers source canned and jarred peppers—including jalapenos, tomatoes, and mixed produce items—as component line items within comprehensive food procurement RFPs and IFBs that bundle dozens or hundreds of food products for cafeterias, correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, and school districts. Issuing bodies include state departments (corrections, health and human services), county and district school nutrition programs, and municipal school systems across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Upper Midwest. The code sees activity from repeat institutional buyers: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Homes, and school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Texas regularly solicit food products under consolidated procurement vehicles.

Recent representative opportunities show the pattern: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products including canned goods to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center and Department of State Health Services statewide—a procurement spanning NIGP classes 380, 385, 390, and 393 with a prior-year value of $1.5 million and firm fixed unit pricing on an exhibit-based model; the Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S2910000016405 on March 23, 2026 (due April 6, 2026) for jalapenos peppers; and the State of Illinois posted RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821 on June 18, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for quarterly weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy under brand-specific or equal terms. Canned peppers and tomatoes appear in nearly every school nutrition bid and state institutional food procurement in the dataset, typically as individual line items priced per case with 12-month minimum shelf life, USDA Grade B or better standards, sodium limits around 240 mg per 100 grams, and FOB Destination delivery to central distribution centers or multi-site school locations. Geographic concentration is highest in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, school districts), Oregon (ODOC), Georgia (multiple school districts and the State), and Illinois (Veterans Homes), with additional activity in Missouri (Rockwood School District) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Award values for comprehensive food procurements range from $1.5 million to $9 million annually, though canned peppers represent a fractional line item within those totals; the code itself does not support standalone commodity-level contracting at meaningful volume in recent state and local activity.