UNSPSC 50404123: Savory

The variety of herbs known as savory

UNSPSC 50404123 Savory is a Commodity code encompassing food products — fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, bakery items, condiments, and prepared entrees — that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations including schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and state supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local buying offices treating the code as covering both individual ingredient items and full grocery supply contracts with brand-specific or equivalent product allowances, reflecting the operational breadth of institutional nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois state office), county and municipal school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and special-purpose buying cooperatives (GEC cooperative serving Georgia school districts). Texas agencies and school systems in the Southeast appear most active in the recent opportunity stream, with state health and corrections departments issuing multiple overlapping solicitations for supplemental and primary food supply.

Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and a three-year potential maximum of $4.5 million (response due July 13, 2026); the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse areas covering approximately 382 line items with firm fixed pricing and a response deadline of May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries Monday through Friday and bids due April 27, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement of over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–27 school year with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN26-003 for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and proposals due February 18, 2026. Contracts typically run one year with multiple renewal options, require firm fixed pricing or cost-plus-documented-supplier-cost structures, impose strict delivery windows and temperature controls, and evaluate on best value combining specification compliance, vendor performance history, and price competitiveness.