UNSPSC 50211505: Herbal cigarettes

UNSPSC 50211505 Herbal cigarettes is a Commodity code that encompasses tobacco products and related items procured for institutional consumption. State and local governments buy tobacco products—cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco—through this code primarily for facility canteens and retail outlets serving residents and staff. Recent solicitations show that tobacco is typically bundled within broader snack and beverage procurement for state-operated facilities, often alongside prepared foods, beverages, confections, and miscellaneous canteen supplies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is the primary issuing body represented in recent activity under this code, procuring tobacco products as line items within larger institutional food-service contracts. Vendors supplying tobacco products under this code must hold current state tobacco permits—in Texas, the Texas Comptroller cigarette and tobacco permit is required—and must comply with all state-specific compliance and debarment certifications.

HHSC's Mexia State Supported Living Center has driven recent activity, with three versions of the same IFB (HHS0017722, HHS0017722_V2, and HHS0017722_V3) posted between July and September 2026. The original IFB HHS0017722 posted July 16, 2026, with responses due July 31, 2026, specified approximately 130 line items spanning tobacco products and canteen supplies; HHS0017722_V2 reposted August 5, 2026, with responses due August 19, 2026; and HHS0017722_V3 reposted September 8, 2026, with responses due September 9, 2026. All three solicitations covered the same scope and term (September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with optional one-year extension), with historical annual spend of $75,000 as a guideline only. Delivery to the Mexia facility is required between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM on specified dates, with vendors bearing all delivery costs; awards are made on lowest total price and are contingent on HHSC Executive Commissioner approval. Recent activity is concentrated in Texas; no comparable recent opportunities appear in the source data from other states or jurisdictions.