UNSPSC 50464126: Canned or jarred tumeric

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

UNSPSC 50464126 Canned or jarred turmeric, a Commodity code, encompasses spice products and seasoning ingredients that state and local food-service operations procure as components of broader meal preparation and consumable-supply contracts. The recent solicitation activity under this code reveals that turmeric appears incidentally within larger food and consumable-product procurement exercises rather than as a standalone line item. State and local issuing bodies—primarily state health and human services agencies, state criminal justice departments, and school districts—source turmeric as part of comprehensive kitchen and food-service supply agreements that cover staple ingredients, condiments, proteins, produce, and disposables. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, for example, has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, encompassing 210 line items that include condiments and prepared items where turmeric would be a component ingredient. Similarly, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procures cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, and the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of TDCJ issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 food line items with detailed USDA grade and packaging specifications. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri have each issued master grocery contracts covering hundreds of line items for K-12 food service, and Rockwood's Child Nutrition Services RFP alone encompasses over 900 line-item categories spanning snacks, condiments, and prepared entrees where turmeric would be sourced.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has been the most active issuer, posting IFB HHS0016792 in February 2026 with a due date of February 23, 2026 (later extended from February 16), followed by HHS0016792V2 in May 2026 with a due date of March 19, 2026, and HHS0017449 in June 2026 with a due date of July 13, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with a response deadline of May 4, 2026 after an addendum extension from April 21, 2026. School districts in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI, posting date March 31, 2026, bid due April 29, 2026) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools, posting date April 6, 2026, bid due April 27, 2026) and Georgia (Douglas County School System RFPs for fresh produce and eggs and food supply and distribution services in January–February 2026) represent ongoing procurement cycles tied to school-year food-service contracts. The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order (27497DVAQUINCB52821) due June 26, 2026, and the State of Georgia issued a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Turmeric as a standalone line-item opportunity is not visible in the recent sourcing activity; vendors pursuing this code should recognize that turmeric will be bid as a minor component within large master grocery and food-service supply agreements, typically as one of many condiment or spice items, rather than as a dedicated procurement focus.