UNSPSC 50324801: Dried bog myrtle

The variety of myrtle known as bog myrtle that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324801 Dried bog myrtle is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged with this code reflect substantive mismatches between the code's nominal scope (a specialized plant product) and the work actually being solicited. School districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and correctional facilities are buying fresh produce, eggs, cafeteria food products, and dried fruits—apples, berries, vegetables, proteins, grains, and commodity staples for nutrition programs and inmate meals—not dried bog myrtle or products in its category.

The posting activity itself spans multiple states and issuing bodies: Hancock County Schools in Georgia (fresh produce IFB), Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut (food commodities), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (cafeteria food products and dried prunes), Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (master grocery contract), Rockwood School District in Missouri (grocery items), Liberty County Schools in Georgia (food products), Savannah-Chatham County Schools in Georgia (fresh produce), Douglas County Schools in Georgia (fresh produce and eggs via cooperative purchasing; main-line food distribution), and Santa Clara County in California (dried fruits and nuts for detention facility food services). The code does not appear to reflect an actual procurement category in current use by these jurisdictions, and vendors pursuing state and local food-service contracts should map their offerings to the broader fresh produce, grocery staples, and specialty food-item codes that align with what school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other public entities are actively buying.