UNSPSC 50465530: Canned or jarred pequin peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465530 Canned or jarred pequin peppers (Commodity) is a narrow product line within the broader food procurement activity of state and local governments, though recent solicitations show little direct demand for this specific pepper variety. State and local buyers—primarily school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and veterans' facilities—procure canned and jarred specialty food items as components of larger food service contracts, but the solicitations in this dataset reflect demand for mainstream canned vegetables (tomatoes, mixed vegetables) and fresh produce rather than pequin peppers as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state facilities (Illinois Veterans Home), and specialized institutions (HHSC state supported living centers). Repeat buyers include Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which appears in multiple recent solicitations for broad food and consumable product procurements.

The geographic spread of recent food procurement activity concentrates heavily in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with Texas agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, the Comptroller's office) issuing multiple overlapping bids for supplemental food and cafeteria products. Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted specific solicitations for canned tomato products (ITBs S2910000016405, S2910000016089, S2910000015837) with posted dates from January through June 2026, establishing a pattern of procurement for canned specialty items with narrow specifications. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) with prior pricing of $13.75 per case; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) encompassing multiple food categories with Buy American Act compliance; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF (posted May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across five TDCJ warehouse locations. Pequin peppers do not appear as a distinct line item in any of these recent solicitations, suggesting limited current procurement activity under this commodity code at the state and local level.