UNSPSC 50454114: Frozen organic mint

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

UNSPSC 50454114 Frozen organic mint is a Commodity code tracking shelf-stable and frozen food products procured by state and local institutions—primarily state health and human services agencies, county purchasing offices, and state departments operating food-service operations for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and institutional dining. Recent solicitations show the code capturing purchases of bulk food items spanning frozen vegetables, proteins, dairy, prepared entrees, condiments, and consumables for institutional kitchens, though the code's narrow nominal scope (frozen organic mint) does not align with the breadth of actual procurement activity recorded against it. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (posting multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers and state hospitals), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Georgia, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois. Most solicitations are IFBs with firm fixed pricing submitted on standardized exhibits; awards are made to bidders providing best value rather than necessarily the lowest price, with delivery F.O.B. Destination and performance compliance tracked through state vendor performance systems.

Texas and Georgia dominate recent activity, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting at least five separate IFBs between May and August 2026 for food service groceries, canteen groceries, and supplemental food and consumables serving multiple state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, with historical contract values ranging from $158,000 to $4.5 million. Representative recent solicitations include Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017799 for food service groceries at Mexia State Supported Living Center (due August 25, 2026, historical value $158,000), HHS0017798 for canteen groceries at the same facility (due August 25, 2026, historical value $160,500), HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (response deadline March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), and Gwinnett County's informal written quote solicitation PE77023NONST2027000000782 for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for senior services (due October 19, 2026). The Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products for TDCJ (extended response deadline May 4, 2026, 382 line items) required mandatory pre-bid conference and specified delivery to six distribution points. Most contracts run September 1 through August 31 with renewal options; bidders must quote minimum 90–95 percent of line items and comply with USDA grade standards, temperature requirements, and delivery appointment protocols.