UNSPSC 50485502: Arbol pepper purees

The variety of peppers known as arbol peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485502 Arbol pepper purees (Commodity) covers food products that state and local government procurement offices buy for institutional food service operations, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct solicitation for this specific commodity. The code's abstract name does not align with the scope of the recent state and local opportunities indexed under it — the opportunities solicited are broad-based institutional food service consumables, including proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, condiments, and food service supplies, but contain no explicit line items for arbol pepper purees. Issuing bodies active in this code tier span state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller), county school systems (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Gwinnett County in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), and independent school districts across multiple states. Texas state agencies and Georgia county and school district procurement offices represent the most active recent buyers, with multiple solicitations posted since May 2026. The work itself — as actually being solicited — comprises hundreds of food products and supplies for prison canteens, state-supported living centers, school cafeterias, and senior services, with vendors expected to bid on line items ranging from frozen proteins and dairy to canned and fresh produce, condiments, and food service consumables like containers and napkins.

Geographic spread shows concentrated recent activity in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for food products (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) covering produce, meat, seafood, dairy, seasonings, and kitchen supplies across four schools; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases with a prior purchase price of $13.75 per case. Most recent solicitations are IFBs or informal written quotes with response windows of seven to thirty days. The code shows activity but no recent opportunities explicitly soliciting arbol pepper purees or pepper-based products as standalone line items.