UNSPSC 50424107: Dried cipolinos

The variety of herbs known as cipolinos that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424107 Dried cipolinos is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect procurement of dried cipolinos specifically. Instead, the code appears to be catching broad food-service and consumables solicitations that span fresh, frozen, prepared, and shelf-stable grocery items supplied to state institutions, county senior services, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. Work solicited ranges from quarterly or annual food service supply agreements covering proteins, dairy, produce, prepared entrees, beverages, and disposable serviceware to facility-specific canteen and kitchen-supply contracts. Vendors typically submit firm fixed unit pricing, must meet exact specification and packaging requirements with no substitutions permitted unless marked "or approved equivalent," and bear responsibility for delivery compliance, temperature control for frozen and refrigerated items, and warranty resolution within 90 days. Award is based on best value rather than lowest price alone, with evaluation factors including specification compliance, delivery capability, past performance, and pricing.

Recent activity centers on Texas and Georgia, driven by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts procuring for state supported living centers, state hospitals, and correctional facilities. The Texas HHSC has posted multiple IFBs since May 2026, including supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), canteen and food service groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center (HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, both due August 25, 2026), and food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). The Texas Comptroller issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to supply TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic regions, with response due May 4, 2026. Outside Texas, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and the State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order for July–September (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). Contract terms typically run one fiscal year with renewal or extension options at the procuring agency's discretion, and historical values in recent cycles range from $158,000 to $1.5 million annually per facility or program.