UNSPSC 50485535: Tabasco pepper purees

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

UNSPSC 50485535 Tabasco pepper purees is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. The most recent opportunities tied to code 50485535 are broad food-service solicitations—primarily from state health and human services departments, school districts, and correctional agencies—that span hundreds of line items encompassing proteins, dairy, frozen goods, produce, condiments, baking supplies, and consumable kitchen products, rather than Tabasco pepper purees specifically. The issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, the Illinois Department of Human Services, Ben Hill County Schools, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Georgia, reflecting a mix of state agencies, counties, school nutrition programs, and corrections departments. When Tabasco pepper purees do appear in these solicitations, they are typically one condiment line item among dozens or hundreds of others rather than the primary procurement focus.

The geographic spread of recent activity covers Texas (Houston and El Paso state supported living centers, statewide TDCJ distribution), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Burke County, Ben Hill County), Oregon (corrections central distribution), and Illinois, with Texas showing the highest concentration of recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), which encompasses 22 line items including sauces but not Tabasco pepper purees specifically; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (response due October 19, 2026), which focuses on peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, and canned vegetables; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools' comprehensive school nutrition food bid covering fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and dry goods across multiple categories (response due June 15, 2026). The code appears to be a catchall tag for multi-category food procurement rather than a targeted vehicle for Tabasco pepper purees purchasing.