UNSPSC 50465516: Canned or jarred cascabel peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465516 Canned or jarred cascabel peppers is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within food procurement. State and local governments purchase this item as part of broader institutional food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services centers, and veterans' homes that require diverse canned vegetable inventories. The code captures a single ingredient product category within much larger food supply contracts where cascabel peppers are one line item among hundreds in institutional cafeteria operations.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI and Burke County Public Schools in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County and Liberty County in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Home). School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition programs driving weekly and annual food procurement cycles. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois based on recent solicitations dated January through June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' February 2026 IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (closing February 9, 2026), the Texas HHSC's June 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (closing July 13, 2026), and multiple school district RFPs such as Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for comprehensive food products including seasonings and condiments (closing June 15, 2026). School nutrition procurement emphasizes compliance with Buy American requirements, USDA nutritional standards, HACCP plans, firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustments tied to producer price indices, and delivery to multiple school sites on weekly schedules. Corrections and state health facility procurements typically involve FOB Destination pricing, 12-month minimum shelf life, sodium and nutritional restrictions, and multi-vendor awards on a line-item basis.