UNSPSC 50171558: Ginger, raw

A spice and aromatic product

UNSPSC 50171558 Ginger, raw is a Commodity code that nominally covers fresh ginger procurement, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that scope. The sourced solicitations—five separate food-service contracts from Georgia, Illinois, and Texas—are overwhelmingly focused on institutional meal provision: shelf-stable staples (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, canned vegetables), frozen entrees, dairy products, and prepared foods for senior centers, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and institutional canteen operations. Ginger does not appear as a line item or scope element in any of the named opportunities. The issuing bodies are state-level health and human services commissions, state comptroller procurement offices, county purchasing divisions, and state departments managing food service for vulnerable populations and institutional settings.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts have issued multiple IFBs for food service groceries, canteen items, and supplemental products for state-supported living centers and correctional facilities. Georgia (Gwinnett County and the State of Georgia) and Illinois also show recent food-service procurement activity. The most recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFBs HHS0017799 and HHS0017798 (Mexia State Supported Living Center, due August 25, 2026), HHS0017449 (El Paso facility, due July 13, 2026), Gwinnett County's informal written quote IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026). The code shows no recent activity genuinely aligned with raw-ginger procurement; the UNSPSC tagging appears to be a classification mismatch rather than a reflection of actual commodity demand under this code.