UNSPSC 50465515: Canned or jarred bell peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465515 Canned or jarred bell peppers, a Commodity code, covers preserved pepper products that state and local governments procure as ingredient stock for institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services centers, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations show that while bell peppers specifically appear infrequently as line items, canned and jarred vegetables more broadly are bundled into larger food procurement solicitations where preserved peppers function as staple components of weekly and annual food supply contracts alongside canned tomatoes, condiments, and prepared foods.

State departments, school districts, and specialized state agencies drive the recent activity. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission have issued multiple bids for canned vegetable products; school nutrition programs across Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System) have posted comprehensive food procurement RFPs and IFBs that include canned vegetables as component line items; and the State of Illinois Veterans Home has solicited weekly food orders. Canned and jarred bell peppers do not appear as standalone solicitations in the recent record; instead, they are absorbed into broader food service bids. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with school districts representing the dominant issuing body. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which covers multiple NIGP categories including preserved vegetables; the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato solicitations (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, and S2910000015837, due February 9, 2026), which establish specification and pricing patterns applicable to similar canned vegetable products; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products (due June 15, 2026); and Rockwood R-VI School District's two grocery procurement bids (due April 29, 2026) encompassing hundreds of line items including canned goods. Most school nutrition contracts run July 1 through June 30 and include renewal options of two to four years; pricing is firm for the initial contract period with adjustments permitted thereafter based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Consumer Price Index, or verified third-party market data.