UNSPSC 50595530: Dried Non GMO pequin peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO pequin 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 50595530 Dried Non-GMO Pequin Peppers is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single specialty ingredient, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little activity directly aligned with dried pequin peppers procurement — instead, the opportunities span broad food service supply chains for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments buying under this code are principally school districts, county boards of education, and county health and human services agencies sourcing food and consumable products to support child nutrition programs, senior congregate meal services, and state-supported living facility food service operations. The work encompasses bulk procurement of fresh produce, grocery items, prepared meals, and food supplies to meet federal nutrition standards including the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, and Buy American provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products where applicable).

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued RFQ BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with a response deadline of June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 11, 2026, supported by a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products RFQ with a response deadline of June 22, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi sought child nutrition summer food service program packaged meal boxes with sealed bids due April 29, 2026. The code shows fragmented procurement activity across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with no single jurisdiction or repeat buyer pattern evident in the recent opportunities.