UNSPSC 50424110: Dried epazote

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

UNSPSC 50424110 Dried epazote, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a dried herb used in Latin American cuisine, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it consist entirely of broad-scope food and consumable procurement for institutional food service — school districts, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. None of the posted solicitations specifically name dried epazote or demonstrate purchasing demand for this product at the state or local level. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), and a state agency (Illinois). These entities solicit food supply contracts regularly, but the line-item detail in available documents does not isolate dried epazote as a discrete purchase requirement.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri, with isolated posting from Illinois. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products to supply Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses across five geographic areas (due May 4, 2026 with pre-bid March 26, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 establishing grocery supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement for Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 covering over 900 line items (due April 29, 2026). The code exhibits low specificity and weak signal for dried epazote as a standalone commodity — procurement interest appears to track general food supply contracting, not specialty ingredient categories.