UNSPSC 50595533: Dried Non GMO scotch bonnet peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO scotch bonnet 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 50595533 Dried Non GMO scotch bonnet peppers is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single specialty spice product, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of dried scotch bonnet peppers specifically. Instead, the solicitations are broad-based food service and school nutrition supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items — fresh produce, grocery staples, proteins, dairy, condiments, and prepared meals — in which dried peppers or specialty peppers may represent a single line item among dozens or hundreds of others. State and local buyers issuing these opportunities include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing departments (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). The code shows little to no activity targeting dried scotch bonnet peppers as a standalone procurement category; the misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities were tagged or that this specific commodity exists only as an incidental line item within much larger food service contracts.

Representative recent opportunities show the actual pattern of solicitation activity under this code. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, and proteins, due the same day at 2:00 p.m. through OpenGov e-Procurement. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 on April 6, 2026 for Master Grocery K-12 supply and delivery to 45 schools and distribution kitchens, with sealed bids due April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern via Bonfire, covering a broad range of food products at firm fixed pricing F.O.B. destination. The Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 released January 28, 2026 solicits commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and further processed USDA Foods for 8,200 students across 13 sites, with proposals due February 25, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST and an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000. Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. The code does not reflect a viable standalone procurement category for dried scotch bonnet peppers in state and local markets; pursuit under this specific code would require positioning within bundled food service bids rather than targeting dedicated specialty-spice solicitations.