UNSPSC 50424114: Dried mint

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

UNSPSC 50424114 Dried mint is a Commodity code that encompasses specific culinary and beverage ingredients procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code source dried mint and similar dried herbs and spices primarily for institutional kitchen and cafeteria operations serving inmate populations, students, patients in state-supported living centers, and hospital clients. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice, health and human services commissions, school districts, and specialized procurement divisions. The work reflects routine ingredient supply contracting tied to large-scale meal preparation across multiple facilities or school locations, with vendors required to meet USDA grade standards, temperature and shelf-life specifications, and firm fixed-price terms over multi-year contract periods often spanning twelve to twenty-seven months with renewal options.

Recent solicitations show dried mint and related dried herbs and spices appearing within broader food and consumable product categories rather than as standalone line items. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792 in February 2026 (due February 23, 2026, later revised as HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, encompassing 210 line items including dried herbs and specialty food items across 23 qualified ordering entities in Texas; the estimated three-year contract value is $4.5 million. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T26300CF in May 2026 (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, spanning approximately 382 line items with firm fixed pricing and FOB Destination delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations. The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items for child nutrition services in March 2026 (due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. Activity concentrates in Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia, with school districts and state health and criminal justice agencies as primary repeat buyers. No opportunities in the source identify dried mint as a standalone bid line or specify contract values attributable solely to dried herbs or spices.