UNSPSC 50414015: Organic oregano

The variety of organic herbs known as organic oregano

UNSPSC 50414015 Organic oregano is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader scope of shelf-stable food procurement for state and local institutional feeding — purchasing departments issue bids for bulk staple groceries, prepared entrees, proteins, dairy, frozen and fresh produce, condiments, and associated consumables to supply correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services programs, and other government food-service operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (particularly Texas HHSC and Georgia), state departments of corrections, county social services and senior-services divisions, and occasionally state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple agencies. Work under the code spans informal written quotes (IWQ) for immediate replenishment needs through formal invitation-for-bids (IFB) contracts running one to three years with renewal and extension options, often with historical contract values in the hundreds of thousands to low millions of dollars.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with recent solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state-supported living centers in Mexia and El Paso (IFBs HHS0017798, HHS0017799, HHS0017449 posted June–August 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for cafeteria products across five warehouse regions (IFB 304T26300CF due May 4, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners for senior services food items (IWQ PE77023NONST2027000000782 due October 19, 2026), the State of Georgia for institutional food and supplies (PE55645NONST2026000000009 due June 22, 2026), and the State of Illinois for quarterly food procurement (27497DVAQUINCB52821 due June 26, 2026). Bids typically require firm fixed unit pricing on all specified line items (generally 90–95 percent compliance mandated), delivery within seven days or per specified windows, and compliance with USDA grades and food safety standards; evaluation favors best value rather than lowest price alone, with past performance, specification compliance, and delivery capability weighted alongside cost.