UNSPSC 50595522: Dried Non GMO guerro peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO guerro 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 50595522 Dried Non GMO Guerro Peppers, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the available recent solicitations. The code nominally names a single specialty produce item — dried non-GMO guerro peppers — but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with this code describe comprehensive food service procurement spanning fresh produce, groceries, meal preparation and delivery, USDA commodities, and related kitchen supplies for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. None of the posted solicitations specifically name dried guerro peppers or dried peppers as a line item; instead, they call for fresh peppers alongside apples, carrots, tomatoes, leafy greens, and dozens of other produce items as part of broad food supply contracts.

The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the scope of actual solicitations suggests this code is either incorrectly applied to these opportunities or serves as a catch-all tag for food procurement activity that should map to higher-tier UNSPSC families or classes. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools), county boards of education (Bulloch, Douglas, Hancock), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas, City of Meriden, Hillsborough County), and transit or special-purpose districts. Recent opportunities span RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from late April through mid-July 2026, with estimated annual contract values where disclosed ranging from $1.5 million (Texas HHSC) to $17.8 million (Hillsborough County senior meals) to $9 million (Douglas County food supply). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (Douglas, Hancock, Bulloch, Savannah-Chatham), Florida (Hillsborough), Connecticut (Meriden), Virginia (Fairfax), Texas (Dallas, El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Massachusetts. The code shows material procurement activity but lacks coherence with the commodity it nominally describes; business development professionals should verify the applicable higher-tier UNSPSC classification before bidding strategy decisions.