UNSPSC 50464110: Canned or jarred epazote

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

UNSPSC 50464110 Canned or jarred epazote, a Commodity code, does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its product scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—including large-scale procurements for state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, county senior services, and state health systems—all solicit broad shelf-stable food products such as canned proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared entrees. None of the posted solicitations names epazote or any Mexican specialty ingredients as line items or within their scope descriptions. The code assignment appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a signal of actual procurement demand.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, Georgia state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and state corrections and criminal justice departments (Texas TDCJ). Geographic activity centers in Texas and Georgia, with solicitations posted from May through October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas (extended due date May 4, 2026); and Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026). If pursuing epazote or Mexican specialty food ingredients as a business line, monitor broader food-service or specialty-foods codes rather than this Commodity designation, and contact issuing bodies directly to understand how they classify ethnic or regional food products in their procurement systems.