UNSPSC 50595502: Dried Non GMO arbol peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO arbol peppers that have 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 50595502 Dried Non GMO arbol peppers is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried chile peppers for institutional food service. State and local governments acquire dried arbol peppers primarily through master grocery and food-supply contracts serving school districts, senior meal programs, and institutional food service operations. The code sees solicitation activity concentrated among school nutrition programs, county boards of education, and state health and human services agencies that operate food service operations at scale. Issuing bodies span K-12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), county and municipal health and human services departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), and statewide purchasing offices (State of Georgia). School nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunity stream, with most jurisdictions bundling dried peppers and other specialty ingredients into comprehensive grocery or fresh-produce contracts that support Child Nutrition Program compliance and National School Lunch Program meal standards.

Recent activity centers on institutional food service procurement across the Southeast and broader U.S. representative opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items due June 30, 2026, encompassing seasonings including dried peppers with Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutritional compliance under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and delivery to multiple school sites; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering food service operations across state institutions; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289, with bids due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years and covering congregate and home-delivered meals; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and proposals due March 4, 2026. Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi show the highest concentration of recent postings, with multiple school districts and county systems releasing grocery and produce RFPs between January and June 2026. Dried peppers appear in these opportunities as line items within broader condiment, seasoning, and ingredient categories rather than as standalone specialty solicitations, indicating they are integrated into larger supply agreements rather than procured independently.