UNSPSC 50464124: Canned or jarred tarragon

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

UNSPSC 50464124 Canned or jarred tarragon is a Commodity code that maps poorly to the state and local food procurement activity currently posted under it. Recent opportunities issued by state health agencies, school districts, and correctional departments show solicitation for broad grocery and food supply contracts—fresh produce, frozen entrees, proteins, dairy, condiments, and consumable supplies—rather than specialty preserved herbs. The code appears to be a taxonomic mismatch; tarragon is a narrow ingredient category that does not align with the scope of work state and local buyers are actually conducting under this designation.

State and local food procurement is dominated by large, multi-item supply contracts serving institutional meal programs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with line items spanning 210 products and a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, is procuring cafeteria food products across 382 line items for TDCJ warehouse distribution to five geographic areas. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited bids for over 900 grocery line items supporting 6,900 daily lunch and 900 daily breakfast participants. The Douglas County School System in Georgia posted separate RFPs for a main-line food distributor ($9 million annually) and fresh produce and eggs ($5.5 million across two geographic areas). Activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, with state departments of criminal justice, health and human services commissions, and large school districts as primary issuing bodies. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for canned or jarred tarragon or comparable preserved specialty ingredients at the state and local level.