UNSPSC 50465535: Canned or jarred tabasco peppers

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

UNSPSC 50465535 Canned or jarred tabasco peppers (Commodity) sees limited direct procurement activity in state and local contracting, with recent opportunities framing the code within broader food-service solicitations rather than as a stand-alone ingredient purchase. The code appears in composite food-procurement RFPs and IFBs issued by state correction departments, health and human services agencies, and school nutrition programs that bundle dozens or hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and specialty ingredients. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily institutional food-service operations: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state hospitals and supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and South Carolina. The work involves weekly or quarterly food supply fulfillment for inmate populations, hospital patients, residents of state-supported living centers, and school meal programs, with vendors required to meet USDA standards, FDA compliance, shelf-life minimums, sodium limits, and firm fixed pricing across multi-month or annual contract periods.

Recent procurement activity clusters in the South and West: the Texas HHSC and ODOC issued multiple bids in early 2026 for canned and preserved foods (including tomato products and consumables); the Illinois Veterans Home solicited quarterly food orders in February and June 2026; and Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County) issued annual food bids in early 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under NIGP Class 385/390/380/393 with a prior contract value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (posted February 20, 2026, due March 9, 2026) seeking 1,904 cases with historical pricing of $27.75 per case; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 requiring minimum 76-line-item responses across 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens. School district and state-agency food bids typically demand firm pricing for 12 months, Buy American compliance, minimum three-month to one-year shelf life, and delivery within 30 days of order, with awards made on lowest responsive bid or best-value criteria including past vendor performance.