UNSPSC 50485518: Cherry hots pepper purees

The variety of peppers known as cherry hots peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485518 Cherry hots pepper purees is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as specialized food ingredients for institutional food service operations, though recent opportunities show limited direct activity under this specific code. The most recent state and local solicitations spanning June 2026 back to January 2026 reveal that school districts, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies are actively purchasing food products across broader categories—fresh produce, canned vegetables, prepared entrees, dairy, proteins, and consumable supplies—but cherry hots pepper purees appear as a niche ingredient rather than a primary procurement line item. Issuing bodies soliciting food products include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), independent school districts (Douglas County School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia), and state-supported living centers. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, accounting for the majority of recent opportunities, with repetition concentrated among Georgia school districts, followed by activity from Texas state health and corrections agencies and Missouri school systems.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with Georgia showing the densest concentration of school district food procurements. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, approximately $1.5 million historical annual value), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomato products (due February 9, 2026, approximately 7,616 cases at historical pricing around $14.30 per case), the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026, supporting 45 schools across multiple delivery points), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products (due June 15, 2026, with strict Buy American and nutritional compliance), and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million annual spending across two geographic areas). Most solicitations are issued as IFBs or RFPs with firm-fixed pricing requirements, delivery to multiple school or facility locations, strict USDA compliance and nutritional standards, and contract terms running July through June aligned with school fiscal years. The code shows limited direct procurement activity for cherry hots pepper purees as a stand-alone item; vendors pursuing this category should monitor broader institutional food service and school nutrition RFPs where specialty condiments and peppers appear as component line items within larger food baskets rather than primary procurement vehicles.