UNSPSC 50475516: Canned or jarred organic cascabel peppers

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

UNSPSC 50475516 Canned or jarred organic cascabel peppers is a Commodity code capturing specialized preserved pepper products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service contracts for institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, and facility dining operations. Recent solicitations show the code appearing in high-volume food-supply bids issued by state corrections departments, school districts, health and human services agencies, and institutional care facilities across multiple states, though the actual cascabel-pepper line items themselves represent a small fraction of the typical 200–900 line-item food procurement. The work being solicited under this code sits within larger institutional food-service contracts where peppers—whether fresh, canned, or jarred—serve as ingredient components for meal preparation rather than standalone commodities; cascabel peppers specifically appear in minimal quantity within these broader procurements, reflecting their niche role as a specialty condiment or recipe ingredient rather than a staple.

Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers, Illinois Veterans Home), and regional purchasing cooperatives such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, with multiple school district bids) and Southwest (Texas and Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia); Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers in the recent record. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (issued June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for state supported living centers with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (issued April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 schools and distribution kitchens with firm pricing and weekly deliveries through June 2027, and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically isolating cascabel peppers as a stand-alone line item or primary procurement focus; cascabel peppers, when present, are embedded within broader institutional food-supply contracts alongside hundreds of other commodity lines.