UNSPSC 50404125: Thyme

The variety of herbs known as thyme

UNSPSC 50404125 Thyme, a Commodity code, represents culinary herbs and spices procured by state and local governments for food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, hospitals, school districts, and institutional feeding programs. State and local buyers under this code are sourcing thyme as part of broad food and consumable procurement for large-scale institutional meal preparation, where it appears as a line item within comprehensive grocery or supplemental food solicitations rather than as a standalone spice purchase. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, state departments serving state supported living centers and hospitals), state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia). These jurisdictions treat herbs and seasonings as components of broader food service contracts that bundle proteins, produce, grains, dairy, and consumables into single-award or multi-award vehicle formats.

Recent activity under the code reflects sustained procurement across Texas, Georgia, and Virginia, with the largest opportunities in state institutional food service and K-12 child nutrition. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued two supplemental food and consumable solicitations (IFB HHS0016792 and HHS0017449) spanning 210 line items each for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with the prior period historical value at $1.5 million and a maximum potential three-year contract value of $4.5 million; Fairfax County Public Schools solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) with bids due April 27, 2026, covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with firm fixed pricing for the July 2026–June 2027 term; and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri issued a child nutrition grocery procurement covering over 900 line items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026, for the 2026–27 school year serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response extended to May 4, 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia issued separate RFPs for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) and food supply and distribution services (SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026) under the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 to $9 million.