UNSPSC 50434124: Dried organic tarragon

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

UNSPSC 50434124 Dried organic tarragon (Commodity) covers dried culinary herbs and spices for institutional food service, but the recent state and local activity under this code shows little actual tarragon procurement — instead, issuing bodies are buying staple dried legumes (kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans) in bulk quantities for correctional facilities, educational institutions, and child nutrition programs. The work is predominantly institutional food supply, with state correctional agencies and state education or child-care operators as the dominant buyers. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and the City of Edinburg, Texas are the issuing bodies represented in recent solicitations. Scope spans ingredient procurement for high-volume meal preparation — beans are specified to meet USDA grading standards, palletized for bulk handling, and priced all-inclusive with delivery. The City of Edinburg's RFP encompasses a broader five-category supply model (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, nonfood items) for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily, while prison and correctional food-service solicitations focus on individual commodity lines or commodity families.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas, with secondary representation from Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two recent bids — one for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) and another for dried black beans, triple-cleaned (due August 21, 2026) — both offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (due October 9, 2026), with all-inclusive pricing and electronic-submission requirements. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, acting on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items including beans, proteins, dairy, and staples across five geographic distribution areas (response deadline May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). The City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal service (due August 4, 2026) applies a local-vendor preference for bidders within the city limits within 5% of the lowest bid price under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The code shows material recent activity but predominantly in dried legume procurement rather than in specialty herbs or organic tarragon; the mismatch between the nominal code title and actual solicitations suggests tarragon is either not actively procured at state and local level or is coded inconsistently across issuing bodies.