UNSPSC 50495414: Organic ancho pepper purees

The variety of organic peppers known as organic ancho peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50495414 Organic ancho pepper purees, a Commodity code, does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single produce variety—organic ancho peppers in puree form—yet the recent opportunities posted under it reflect broad food-service procurement spanning proteins, dairy, frozen entrees, canned goods, condiments, fresh produce, and consumable supplies for institutional dining and food-service operations. The issuing bodies are state health and human services agencies, county governments, and school districts soliciting multi-line-item food contracts for residential care facilities, correctional institutions, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The work being bought is commodity food sourcing and food-service supply fulfillment on annual or quarterly terms, not specialty pepper products.

The code shows activity across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables statewide under IFB HHS0016792V2 (due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years); Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia seeking sealed bids on approximately 400 line items for school nutrition across five schools for fiscal 2026–2027 (bids due June 5, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issuing IFB #26271 for food products and related items across multiple categories with Buy American Act compliance required (bids due June 15, 2026); the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issuing IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products to supply multiple warehouse locations across five geographic areas (bids due May 4, 2026, with an initial term through August 31, 2027, and two optional one-year renewals); and the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidder preferences at 5 percent (bids due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase history at $13.75 per case). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding or use of a placeholder code for general food-service solicitations that do not align with specialty pepper purchasing.