UNSPSC 50414022: Organic salsify

The variety of organic herbs known as organic salsify

UNSPSC 50414022 Organic salsify is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single produce line item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect purchase of organic salsify specifically. Instead, the code appears in solicitations for broad food service groceries and consumable products spanning proteins, dairy, frozen items, canned vegetables, condiments, and disposable serviceware. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois), departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state supported living centers. The recent activity shows food service procurement concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with Gwinnett County in Georgia and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing multiple times across recent solicitations. State agencies and county departments of community services are the primary buyers, typically sourcing shelf-stable and fresh food items for institutional food service, senior services, and state facility dining operations.

Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 Purchase of Food Items (IFB, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017799 FY27 Food Service Groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center (due August 25, 2026) covering food service items under NIGP commodity codes spanning prepared eggs, frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, and condiments with a historical value of $158,000 in FY25; and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-300CF Cafeteria Food Products (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) procuring approximately 382 line items of proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and staple items for TDCJ warehouse distribution across five geographic areas. The Gwinnett County opportunity requires delivery to a single site with F.O.B. Destination and inside delivery; Texas HHSC contracts typically run September through August with renewal options and award based on best value rather than lowest price alone. The mismatch between the code's nominal designation (organic salsify) and actual procurement scope suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or systemic use of this Commodity code as a catch-all for institutional food service provisioning rather than its intended narrow produce classification.