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 that encompasses spice and herb ingredients used in institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show minimal direct procurement of dried bay leaves specifically. Instead, recent opportunities under or adjacent to this code reflect broad food supply contracting for public institutions—school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs—that source dried goods as components of larger food service agreements rather than as standalone specialty items. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments of corrections, large school districts, county school systems, and municipal child nutrition programs; Oregon's Department of Corrections appears twice in the recent activity, suggesting that institutional food service standardization drives periodic replenishment of dry goods inventories. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Texas), with school nutrition programs dominating the recent opportunities and representing the largest volume of government purchasing in this space.

Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, and a companion ODOC solicitation (S2910000017140) for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, both specifying triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards with FOB delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem and applying a combined 10% Oregon-based vendor preference. Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026) requires bidders to supply a minimum of 76 grocery items to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with weekly deliveries and firm fixed pricing for a 12-month term starting July 1, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation (due April 29, 2026) covers over 900 grocery line items including dried goods, grains, and prepared items for the 2026-27 school year. The code shows active procurement activity but does not demonstrate strong specialization in dried bay leaves alone—recent opportunities treat dried herbs and spices as minor components within larger institutional food service contracts where pricing and delivery logistics drive vendor selection more heavily than ingredient sourcing specificity.