UNSPSC 50434102: Dried organic bay leaves

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

UNSPSC 50434102 Dried organic bay leaves is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the solicitations procure dried beans of various types—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—for institutional food service and meal preparation. State and local governments use this code (or codes near it in the dried-goods taxonomy) to source bulk dried legumes for correctional facilities, child care and adult food programs, and state agency kitchens. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state agencies, Georgia Correctional Industries, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the state comptroller), municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state purchasing offices acting on behalf of multiple users. Procurement notice types include RFQ, RFP, and IFB, with responses typically due within two to four weeks of posting.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois, with the most recent solicitations posted between May and October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026) with a 10% in-state preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders), delivery FOB to Salem within 45 days, and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026) with all-inclusive delivery pricing and no allowance for separate freight or tariff line items; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried beans, proteins, dairy, and condiments for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas (extended response deadline May 4, 2026, with contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals). The code shows consistent activity but the mismatch between the stated commodity (bay leaves) and what is actually being bought (dried legumes) signals either a misclassification in the issuing jurisdictions' tagging or a code-taxonomy gap.