UNSPSC 50464101: Canned or jarred basil

The variety of herbs known as basil that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464101 Canned or jarred basil, a Commodity code, frames a narrow product category that state and local governments buy primarily as one line item within much larger food-service and institutional grocery procurements rather than as a standalone purchase. Recent state and local solicitations show canned and jarred basil embedded in multi-item food supply contracts serving state-supported living centers, county senior services, correctional facilities, and state-agency cafeterias. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions typically bundle basil with dozens or hundreds of other shelf-stable and frozen food products, fresh proteins, dairy items, condiments, and disposable serviceware under single IFB awards to qualified food distributors.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued three food-service IFBs between May and August 2026 covering state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, with responses due in June, July, and August 2026; the Mexia and El Paso facilities procurements alone carried historical guidance values of $160,500 and $1.5 million respectively, and a supplemental statewide food-and-consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2) closed March 19, 2026, with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items on October 13, 2026, with quotes due October 19, 2026, for delivery to the Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The State of Illinois solicited weekly food orders for the July-September quarter on June 18, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026. Bidders in these procurements must quote firm, fixed unit pricing across all specified line items (typically with 90 to 95 percent compliance required), meet exact brand and pack-size specifications or submit approved equivalents, and arrange delivery within tight windows—often seven days of order receipt or between specified daytime hours on designated dates, with vendors bearing all freight, handling, and additional charges.