UNSPSC 50495419: Organic chiltecpin pepper purees

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

UNSPSC 50495419 Organic chiltecpin pepper purees is a Commodity code that covers specialty pepper products used in institutional food service. State and local government procurement under this code reflects a narrow, specialized category within broader food-supply solicitations. The recent activity shows that peppers — typically whole, processed, or as ingredients in prepared foods — appear as line items within large consumables packages for state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs, rather than as standalone solicitations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state corrections agencies, county boards of commissioners, and independent school districts. The work being solicited encompasses fresh, frozen, and processed food ingredients for institutional kitchens serving hundreds to thousands of meals daily, with vendors expected to meet USDA standards, maintain shelf-life and temperature requirements, and deliver on short notice — typically within seven days of order — to centralized distribution centers or multiple school locations.

The code shows activity across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon in recent postings. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables to state supported living centers (Lufkin and El Paso facilities) with historical contract values of $1.5 million and estimated maximum values up to $4.5 million over multi-year periods; peppers appear as one of many line items in these solicitations. Georgia has seen school district food bids from Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools soliciting nearly 400 line items each, with delivery to multiple school facilities across the 2026–2027 academic year. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted commodity-specific procurements (canned tomatoes, potatoes) suggesting a potential for pepper-specific RFQs or IFBs. The Texas Comptroller, acting for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas, with response deadline of May 4, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026, for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, focused on bulk shelf-stable proteins, grains, and condiments rather than fresh peppers. Activity remains episodic and tied to annual institutional food-service contract cycles rather than standing demand for organic chiltecpin peppers specifically.