UNSPSC 50464102: Canned or jarred bay leaves

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

UNSPSC 50464102 Canned or jarred bay leaves is a Commodity code that describes a single food ingredient item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little purchasing activity directly aligned with bay leaves. The solicitations instead encompass broad food and consumable product procurement for institutional food service — state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school districts — where bay leaves may be one of hundreds of line items in larger food supply contracts rather than a category-specific purchase. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span health and human services commissions, correctional departments, school districts, and state food service operations across multiple states. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple supplemental food and consumable procurements for state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide.

Recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. The Texas HHS Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and a contract term extending through August 31, 2027 with one renewal option; the same agency issued HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) to supply 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with four optional renewal periods. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) sought over 900 line-item grocery items (due April 29, 2026) for the 2026-27 school year serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-003 (due February 18, 2026) for food supply and distribution services supporting approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools, with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. These procurements typically award on a lowest-responsive-bid or best-value basis, accept multiple vendors by line item, require firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and demand compliance with USDA, FDA, and state procurement standards.