UNSPSC 50454110: Frozen organic epazote

The variety of organic herbs known as organic epazote that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50454110 Frozen organic epazote, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally specifies a single ingredient—frozen organic epazote—yet the recent solicitations posted under this code cover broad shelf-stable and frozen food procurement for institutional food service, including proteins, grains, dairy, vegetables, condiments, and disposable serviceware. The mismatch suggests the code is either a catch-all tag within broader food-procurement systems or is applied to requests that include epazote among a much larger list of items. State agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia), and state institutional facilities (Mexia State Supported Living Center, El Paso State Supported Living Center, Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses) are the primary issuing bodies, all procuring food for inmate, resident, senior, or employee populations across multiple locations. The solicitations are structured as IFBs and informal written quotes, with unit-price and firm-fixed-price models, brand-specific or approved-equivalent structures, and delivery to designated institutional warehouses or facilities.

Activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia. Recent examples include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFBs for canteen and food-service groceries at Mexia and El Paso state supported living centers (both due August 25, 2026 and July 13, 2026 respectively, with historical values of $160,500 and $1.5 million), the Texas Comptroller procuring cafeteria food products for TDCJ warehouses across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, revised from April 21), Gwinnett County requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and the State of Georgia issuing a general food and kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026). The State of Illinois also posted a quarterly food order (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026). Procurement values for Texas state-supported facilities range from $160,500 to $1.5 million annually, with the statewide supplemental food and consumables contract carrying a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. All contracts stress firm compliance with specifications, timely delivery to institutional points of consumption, and past performance verification.