UNSPSC 50171555: Clove, raw

A spice and aromatic product

UNSPSC 50171555 Clove, raw is a Commodity code that nominally identifies individual spice products, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect procurement of clove or other discrete spices. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span broad food and consumables supply for institutional food service — school districts, state health agencies, and correctional facilities sourcing weekly or quarterly grocery replenishment across hundreds of line items. The actual buying activity shows procurement of fresh produce, proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, bakery items, and food-service consumables such as gloves and containers. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia Department of Education), large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state correctional agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state purchasing offices (Illinois, Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). The code shows no pattern of discrete spice procurement and appears to serve as a catch-all tag for food-service commodity buys rather than reflecting the granular product category its nominal title suggests.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri, driven largely by recurring school-district child nutrition and state institutional-feeding programs. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 term supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across the district (bids due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition services grocery items procurement (bids due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS, covering over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year); and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products supplying multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse locations (extended response date May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items). The code's mismatch with its spice-product title makes it a poor targeting signal; opportunities appear to be miscoded or filed under a parent commodity category used administratively by procurement systems rather than reflecting actual product need.