UNSPSC 50454125: Frozen organic thyme

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

UNSPSC 50454125 Frozen organic thyme, a Commodity code, describes specialty ingredient procurement that state and local governments rarely source in isolation; rather, the code appears as one line item within large food service grocery contracts serving state institutions, county social services, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing frozen organic herbs as part of comprehensive food supply agreements covering dozens to hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, Georgia Department of Community Services, Illinois), state correctional departments (Texas TDCJ), and county social services agencies (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia). Buyers typically use informal written quotes (IWQ), invitation for bids (IFB), or state cooperative purchasing vehicles; awards are made on best value or lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis with firm, fixed unit pricing and delivery to institutional sites on F.O.B. Destination terms.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food service groceries serving state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, including HHS0017798 and HHS0017799 (due August 25, 2026) and a supplemental food and consumables procurement HHS0016792V2 (due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and dry food products; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas with approximately 382 line items. Georgia issued PE55645NONST2026000000009 for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026) and Gwinnett County solicited approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including specialty ingredients under IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026). Illinois posted a quarterly food order solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821 (due June 26, 2026). The code shows moderate recent activity across institutional food service procurement, though frozen organic thyme itself represents a minor line item within much larger supply agreements.