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 representing specialty food ingredients procured by state and local jurisdictions for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal operations. The recent opportunities show that state and local buyers are sourcing this code primarily as part of broader grocery and food-service solicitations rather than as a standalone ingredient line item. The City of Bridgeport's Board of Education grocery-items procurement (BNB052266) encompasses over 1,100 line items including seasonings and specialty vegetables; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449) covers institutional food-service supply across multiple product categories; and Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027) includes peppers among 200-plus produce line items. Issuing bodies under this code include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices operating food-service programs. All recent solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, compliance with nutrition standards (including Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and HACCP plans), and firm fixed pricing with prepaid freight.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (HHSC), Georgia (Hancock County Schools and State of Georgia), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County). The Hillsborough County senior meals solicitation (ITB-26-00289), estimated at $17.8 million over three years, represents the largest recent opportunity by contract value and includes snacks and meal components alongside core meal service. Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB is due June 26, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., with delivery to three school sites July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Bridgeport's grocery solicitation closed June 30, 2026, with a July 1, 2026 contract start. All recent opportunities require extensive compliance documentation—insurance, debarment verification, nutritional analyses with product labels, ingredient panels, and health inspection records—and most mandate blind laboratory testing of samples at vendor expense. The code shows steady activity across school nutrition programs and state institutional food service but no recent solicitations for dried scotch bonnet peppers as a specialized or standalone item.