UNSPSC 50424112: Dried lemon grass

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

UNSPSC 50424112 Dried lemon grass is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable culinary herbs and seasonings purchased by state and local government food service operations. In practice, state and local buyers use this code as part of broader food-service procurement for institutional feeding programs, including state supported living centers, correctional facilities, senior services, and school nutrition operations. The scope includes dried herbs, spices, and seasoning products specified by brand or approved equivalent, delivered to multiple service sites on firm fixed-unit pricing. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, state comptroller procurement divisions acting on behalf of corrections departments, county social services and senior programs, and state education agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears frequently as a repeat buyer, procuring food and consumable products for state supported living centers statewide.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs in mid-2026 for food service groceries and canteen items serving Mexia and El Paso State Supported Living Centers (HHS0017798, HHS0017799, HHS0017449), with bid response deadlines in late August 2026 and contract values ranging from historical guidance of $158,000 to $1.5 million annually. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T26300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations, with the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items including shelf-stable products for the Department of Community Services (PE77023NONST2027000000782), due October 19, 2026. The State of Illinois and State of Georgia have also posted solicitations in this commodity family. Product specifications across these opportunities emphasize USDA grade compliance, exact manufacturer and pack-size matching or "or approved equivalent" language, firm fixed pricing per unit of measure, and delivery within tight timeframes—typically seven days to 72 hours of order receipt—to multiple distribution points or end-use facilities.