UNSPSC 50454113: Frozen organic marjoram

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

UNSPSC 50454113 Frozen organic marjoram, a Commodity code, represents specialized ingredient procurement by state and local institutional food service operations, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct buying of this specific product line and substantial activity under broader frozen and fresh produce categories that may encompass marjoram and related herbs. State and local buyers procuring under this code are primarily state departments (health and human services, corrections, education), school districts (both individual districts and cooperative purchasing consortia), and public institutional care facilities. The scope of work centers on supply of frozen herbs, spices, and specialty food ingredients for large-scale institutional meal preparation across correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, public schools, and healthcare operations. Recent solicitations underscore that institutional food service procurement typically bundles frozen specialty items—including herbs, prepared entrees, and miscellaneous staples—with broader line-item grocery catalogs rather than isolating marjoram as a standalone procurement vehicle. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food procurements (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449), covering 210 line items for state hospitals and state-supported living centers across Texas, exemplify this pattern, as do the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, approximately 382 line items) and the Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition solicitation (over 900 line items).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHS, TDCJ, Comptroller of Public Accounts procurements), Georgia (Douglas County School System, state procurement via GEC Buying Cooperative), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Illinois (State of Illinois IVHQ quarterly food order), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with responses due July 13, 2026, covering food service and on-campus operations under firm fixed unit rates; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323, with sealed bids due April 27, 2026, spanning 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens requiring minimum 76 items with nine-month shelf life and Buy American Act compliance; and the Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition services grocery procurement for the 2026–27 school year, with electronic bids due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items across multiple categories for approximately 7,800 daily meal participants. Direct procurement of frozen marjoram alone does not appear in recent state and local solicitations; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete as part of broader specialty ingredient or frozen-foods line items within multi-thousand-line-item institutional food catalogs rather than as standalone commodity buys.