UNSPSC 50475502: Canned or jarred organic arbol peppers

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

UNSPSC 50475502 Canned or jarred organic arbol peppers (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as one line item within much larger food service and facility-supply contracts rather than as a standalone procurement focus. Recent opportunities show that state and local governments buy canned peppers as part of comprehensive consumable-food solicitations serving state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The buying activity encompasses institutional food service operations — prisons, state hospitals, group homes, and public schools — where bulk canned peppers appear alongside dozens of other staple proteins, vegetables, grains, and food-service supplies. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (particularly Texas HHSC), state departments of corrections, school districts, and county nutritional-services programs. The work does not materially differ from adjacent canned-vegetable procurements; the code itself carries no distinctive scope signal distinct from general canned-vegetable supply.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent postings. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for comprehensive food and consumable products covering state-supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso, with historical contract values around $1.5 million annually and maximum three-year potential values reaching $4.5 million, though canned peppers represent only one of 200+ line items per solicitation. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026) and Ben Hill County Schools posted an IFB for school-nutrition food products (due June 15, 2026), neither specifying whether canned arbol peppers are included. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a dedicated canned-tomatoes bid (June 2026), suggesting individual states may occasionally issue focused commodity bids, though no recent arbol-pepper-specific opportunity appears in the source material. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to respond to large institutional food-service RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs where canned peppers are one of many line items, not to dedicated pepper procurements; qualification typically requires three verifiable references, proof of compliance with federal food-safety and procurement standards, and delivery capability to institutional distribution centers within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt.