UNSPSC 50171500: Herbs and spices and extracts

UNSPSC 50171500 Herbs and spices and extracts is a Class code that captures a narrow slice of state and local food procurement — specifically seasoning products and condiment ingredients — within much larger institutional food service contracts. Recent state and local solicitations show minimal standalone activity under this code; instead, herbs, spices, and extracts appear as line items embedded in comprehensive food supply and cafeteria procurement contracts issued by departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and school districts. The Missouri Department of Corrections included lemon pepper seasoning (four-ounce containers) as one of four line items in a one-time purchase contract for honor dorm facilities, but this represents an exceptional case. Most state and local buying under this code flows through blanket grocery or food service supply agreements where condiments and seasonings are specified items rather than the focus of procurement. The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span state correctional and health departments, large urban and suburban school districts, and state-supported living centers, reflecting procurement concentrated in institutional food operations that serve high daily meal volumes.

Recent opportunities show geographic activity across Texas, Illinois, California, Missouri, and Georgia, though no jurisdiction emerges as a repeat issuer under this code specifically. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products (response due July 13, 2026) and earlier IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide with response due February 23, 2026, each encompassing 210 line items of which seasonings and extracts form a small component. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office solicited cafeteria food products (IFB 304T26300CF, response due May 4, 2026) covering 382 line items. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools, Elk Grove Unified School District, Rockwood R-VI, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued term grocery contracts with responses in April and May 2026. None of these opportunities is advertised primarily as a herbs-and-spices procurement, and no vendor is likely to win business by bidding only seasonings; participation requires scale across full food categories and willingness to meet the food service delivery, temperature, shelf-life, and insurance demands of institutional nutrition programs.