UNSPSC 50171559: Cinnamon or canella, raw

A spice and aromatic product

UNSPSC 50171559 Cinnamon or canella, raw is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under it are procuring shelf-stable food products for institutional food service — primarily proteins, grains, dairy, beverages, condiments, canned vegetables, and related consumables for state-operated facilities, county social services departments, and correctional institutions. Recent opportunities show the code is being used as a catch-all category within broader food-service grocery procurements rather than for cinnamon specifically; the actual buying encompasses mixed-basket food supply contracts where cinnamon or other spices may appear as line items among dozens of other staples. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC, Georgia, Illinois), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and state correctional and facility operators (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Award is typically made on best-value or lowest-responsive-bidder basis with firm fixed pricing, delivery compliance, and specification adherence weighted equally or nearly so.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Comptroller of Public Accounts issuing multiple IFBs for food service groceries to state supported living centers and correctional facilities between May and August 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017798 for canteen groceries and food service supplies at the Mexia State Supported Living Center (bids due August 25, 2026); the TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across five Texas warehouse regions (response deadline May 4, 2026, with pre-bid held March 26, 2026); and the HHSC IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (estimated three-year potential value $4.5 million, bid deadline March 19, 2026). Outside Texas, Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for senior services (quotes due October 19, 2026), Georgia posted a food supplies bid due June 22, 2026, and Illinois solicited weekly food orders for the July–September quarter (bids due June 26, 2026). Bidders must typically quote 90 percent or more of line items, submit firm fixed pricing with no substitutions permitted unless equivalents are pre-approved, meet USDA grade and packaging specifications, and arrange delivery within tight windows (often 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., excluding midday closures); failure to meet delivery, complaint resolution, or specification timelines can result in vendor tracking reports and contract discontinuation.