UNSPSC 50595519: Dried Non GMO chiltecpin peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO chiltecpin 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 50595519 Dried Non GMO chiltecpin peppers is a Commodity code that names a specific dried pepper product, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect actual procurement activity in dried chiltecpin peppers. Instead, issuing bodies across the country—school districts, county purchasing offices, state health agencies, and municipal departments—are using the code to solicit broad categories of grocery items, fresh produce, food service supplies, and meal preparation services. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the wide range of food-related commodities being solicited suggests this code either serves as a placeholder in procurement systems or is being applied inconsistently by issuing bodies.

Recent opportunities span school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract, Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid, Hancock County Schools fresh produce procurement, Douglas County School System's food supply and produce solicitations), state and county food service operations (Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center food procurement, Georgia state food and kitchen products bid), senior meal programs (Hillsborough County's three-year senior meal delivery contract estimated at $17.8 million), and municipal catering (City of Dallas meal delivery services for government events). Issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), county boards of education and school food authorities, state purchasing offices (Georgia, Texas), county commissions (Hillsborough County), and city departments (Bridgeport, Dallas, Meriden). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The procurement tools are primarily IFBs and RFPs with response windows of two to four weeks; representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), Meriden Public Schools RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (due February 25, 2026, estimated contract value $3.1 million), and Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026, estimated annual expenditure $9 million). No recent opportunities specifically solicit dried chiltecpin peppers.