UNSPSC 50424125: Dried thyme

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

UNSPSC 50424125 Dried thyme, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of specialty food ingredients and consumables for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show this code capturing bids for bulk dried herbs and spices as line items within larger food-supply contracts serving state agencies, school districts, and institutional facilities. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, state departments of criminal justice, county and municipal school districts, and regional educational cooperatives, with activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri. State agencies and school systems use this code to procure food service supplies for cafeterias, nutrition programs, and residential facilities serving student populations and state-supported living centers.

Recent opportunities illustrate the scope: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) requests food and consumable products including dried herbs for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center under NIGP Class 385 and 390; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T26300CF (extended to May 4, 2026) encompasses approximately 382 food line items with condiments and baking supplies for cafeteria distribution to five TDCJ warehouse locations; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) solicits Master Grocery K-12 products for 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with weekly delivery; Rockwood R-VI School District's CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 (due April 29, 2026) requests over 900 grocery line items serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 (due February 18, 2026) seeks a primary food service distributor for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. Dried thyme and similar specialty ingredients appear as minor line items within these larger procurements, typically bundled with broader spice, condiment, and baking-supply categories. Most awards are made on a best-value basis with firm fixed pricing, with school districts increasingly requiring multiple-year terms with renewal options and strict compliance with USDA and FDA standards.