UNSPSC 50434101: Dried organic basil

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

UNSPSC 50434101 Dried organic basil, a Commodity code, does not reflect the state and local procurement activity actually being posted under it. The recent opportunities blocks show no solicitations for dried organic basil; instead, the code is tagged to bids for dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans), bulk food products for correctional facilities and institutional meal programs, and cafeteria supplies. The mismatch suggests either a misclassification in the source data or a broader dried-goods category that captures multiple commodity types within institutional purchasing. State and local procurement under this code—when tagged appropriately—centers on bulk dried-food procurement for state correctional departments, state institutions, municipal child-care and food-service programs, and school districts. Issuing bodies include the Georgia Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Texas (via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), State of Illinois, and the City of Edinburg, Texas.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate bids for dried beans (June 2026, approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans), the Georgia Department of Corrections requested kidney beans (October 2, 2026, with bids due October 9, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited a broad cafeteria-food procurement including beans and dried goods (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supply including food and nonfood items (due August 4, 2026), and the State of Illinois posted a weekly food-order solicitation for the July-September quarter (due June 26, 2026). The Oregon bids required triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, FOB destination to central distribution centers, and included a combined 10 percent preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and vendors headquartered in Oregon. The Texas IFB and Georgia RFQ specify USDA grade compliance, fixed all-inclusive pricing, and delivery to multiple institutional warehouse and distribution points. No evidence of recent activity in the source appears outside Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois.