UNSPSC 50595500: Dried Non GMO peppers

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO peppers that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50595500 Dried Non GMO Peppers is a Class code that captures dried pepper procurement, though the recent state and local opportunities show food service operators buying dried peppers primarily as components within broader grocery and food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. School nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement solicitations list dried peppers—often specified as black pepper, red pepper flakes, or paprika—among spices and seasonings required for meal preparation, but the code itself does not dominate any single solicitation. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), with one state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) and one county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners) procurement. School districts represent the bulk of recent activity, with nutrition programs driving demand for dried peppers as kitchen staples alongside other seasonings and condiments.

Recent activity spans the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with visible concentration in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), Connecticut (Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Texas (El Paso). Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including seasonings and spices (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 IFB covering direct school delivery and warehouse supply (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), and Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution serving 25,500 students with approximately $9 million annual expenditure (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026). Dried peppers appear as specification line items within these broader procurements rather than standalone solicitations, reflecting procurement patterns where food distributors source seasonings as part of contracted commodity delivery rather than as discrete product awards.