UNSPSC 50171550: Spices or extracts

UNSPSC 50171550 Spices or extracts is a Commodity code that in state and local practice encompasses broad food-service procurement spanning shelf-stable groceries, frozen foods, dairy, proteins, condiments, and consumable supplies — far beyond spices alone. State and local buying offices, primarily Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), state-supported living centers, county social-services departments, and state correctional and criminal-justice agencies, issue IFBs and informal written quotes for multi-line-item food procurement contracts to stock institutional kitchens, food-service operations, and canteen facilities. The scope typically requires firm fixed pricing per unit, exact brand or approved-equivalent matching, USDA-grade compliance where applicable, FOB destination delivery with tight time windows (often 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., excluding noon hours), and 90-day warranty or complaint-resolution obligations. Vendors must respond to 90–95 percent of line items or face disqualification, with awards made on best value rather than lowest price alone, and past-performance verification through state vendor-tracking systems.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued three active IFBs between May and August 2026 for food and consumable products serving Mexia and El Paso State Supported Living Centers and statewide supplemental procurement (HHS0016792v2, valued up to $4.5 million over three years; HHS0017449, with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; HHS0017798 and HHS0017799 for Mexia, due August 25, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for multiple warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). Gwinnett County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote (PE77023NONST2027000000782) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items, due October 19, 2026. The State of Illinois and State of Georgia also posted food-supply solicitations (27497DVAQUINCB52821 in June 2026 and PE55645NONST2026000000009 in May 2026). All contracts carry 12-month initial terms with one or more optional renewal periods, and delivery must occur within 72 hours to seven days of order receipt depending on jurisdiction.