UNSPSC 50404125: Thyme

The variety of herbs known as thyme

UNSPSC 50404125 Thyme, a Commodity code, describes fresh and dried culinary herbs and spices that state and local governments procure as ingredients for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing thyme and related dried herbs as line items within larger food-service grocery contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, county senior services, and school districts. The scope spans bulk dried herbs and spices used in meal preparation, typically quoted alongside proteins, vegetables, condiments, and prepared foods on fixed unit-pricing sheets with brand-specific or approved-equivalent specifications. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state comptroller offices procuring on behalf of correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, and state education departments, with procurement concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois based on recent activity.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food service groceries covering thyme and similar dry goods—IFB HHS0017799 (Mexia State Supported Living Center, due August 25, 2026), IFB HHS0017798 (canteen groceries also for Mexia, due August 25, 2026), and IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026)—all requiring firm fixed pricing with no substitutions and at least 90 percent bid compliance, with historical contract values ranging from $158,000 to $1.5 million annually. The Texas Comptroller issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products supplying Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses across five regions (response due May 4, 2026, with extended deadline). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of food items including shelf-stable products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order RFQ for July–September 2026 (solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). Thyme and dried herbs appear as individual line items within these broader procurement vehicles rather than as standalone solicitations, and awards typically go to single vendors per line item based on best value, price competitiveness, and delivery compliance.