UNSPSC 50444102: Frozen bay leaves

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

UNSPSC 50444102 Frozen bay leaves, a Commodity code, shows limited direct recent activity. State and local governments procure frozen bay leaves and other bulk spices as components of larger food-service supply contracts — particularly for institutional cafeterias, dining facilities at state hospitals and supported living centers, and school food-service operations. The code appears nested within broad food and consumable procurement solicitations rather than as a standalone line item, reflecting how purchasing offices aggregate condiments, seasonings, and dried herbs into consolidated food-supply RFPs and IFBs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, county and municipal school districts, and state purchasing cooperatives. Work under this code consists of supplying measured quantities of frozen bay leaves to institutional kitchens under firm fixed-price contracts with delivery timelines keyed to meal-preparation schedules.

Recent opportunities in Georgia and Texas illustrate the buying pattern. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, with a July 13, 2026 response date, for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center under NIGP classes 385, 390, 380, and 393, with historical annual spending of $1.5 million across the prior 12-month period. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 on January 21, 2026, with a February 18, 2026 deadline, to procure food supply and distribution services for 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. A second Georgia school district RFP, SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative, posted February 4, 2026, with March 4, 2026 deadline, sought fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across two areas with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. The State of Georgia posted PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response date. Frozen bay leaves appear as component items within these larger institutional food-service awards rather than as independent procurement categories, and opportunities cluster in Texas and Georgia.