UNSPSC 50485538: Arnaucho chili pepper purees

The variety of chili peppers known as arnaucho chili peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485538 Arnaucho chili pepper purees is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, yet the recent opportunities block shows minimal direct solicitation for this specific item. State and local governments procuring under this code are acquiring chili pepper purees as part of broader food service and kitchen consumables contracts, primarily for institutional food service operations—state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), city and county school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and state-level purchasing cooperatives (Illinois, Georgia). Scope varies from specialized institutional food service (prepared foods, sauces, and consumables for state facilities) to comprehensive grocery procurement supporting school meal programs. Most opportunities frame chili pepper purees and related condiments within larger line-item food bids rather than as standalone procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), which bundled prepared foods and sauces alongside food service supplies; the same agency's larger IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026), covering food and consumable products valued at approximately $1.5 million in the prior period; Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026), encompassing 382 line items of proteins, condiments, and staples; the Oregon Department of Corrections canned tomato procurement (response due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for school nutrition (response due June 15, 2026), requiring hundreds of line items across food categories with Buy American compliance. Chili pepper purees appear embedded within these broader institutional food service contracts rather than as standalone line items, suggesting limited standalone demand at the commodity level.