UNSPSC 50424101: Dried basil

The variety of herbs known as basil that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424101 Dried basil, a Commodity code, covers specialty and culinary ingredients used in institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy dried basil primarily as a component of larger food supply contracts for institutional cafeterias, state-supported living facilities, correctional institutions, and school district child nutrition programs. Dried basil appears in these procurements as one line item among hundreds in comprehensive food and consumable product RFPs and IFBs, typically combined with other spices, seasonings, condiments, and food products rather than procured as a standalone commodity. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, county school districts, municipal school systems, and special-purpose educational cooperatives. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, and the State of Illinois all appear as recent solicitors across food service procurement activities.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449, with response dates February 23 and July 13, 2026, respectively), encompassing 210 line items across bread, bakery items, frozen foods, dairy, gluten-free and sugar-free products, and consumable supplies. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products for multiple TDCJ warehouse locations (IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026), covering approximately 382 line items with FOB Destination pricing to six distribution points. Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens and the central warehouse. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items for over 900 line items across child nutrition services (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined across two areas. Firm, fixed pricing with limited mid-contract adjustment provisions characterizes these opportunities, and most contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually with optional renewal periods extending two to five years.