UNSPSC 50474101: Canned or jarred organic basil

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

UNSPSC 50474101 Canned or jarred organic basil, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable prepared vegetable and herb products that state and local governments procure as components of broader food service supply contracts for institutional feeding programs, senior services, and state-supported facilities. Recent solicitations show that canned and jarred organic produce—including basil and similar preserved vegetables—are purchased alongside proteins, grains, condiments, and other shelf-stable groceries rather than as standalone line items. The code appears primarily in large institutional food service procurement by state health and human services agencies, county senior services departments, and departments of criminal justice supplying state hospitals, state supported living centers, senior services centers, and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (appearing multiple times across fiscal year 2027 procurements), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide (bids due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years); IFB HHS0017798 for canteen groceries at the Mexia State Supported Living Center (bids due August 25, 2026); IFB HHS0017799 for food service groceries at the same facility (bids due August 25, 2026, with historical fiscal year 2025 spend of $158,000); IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million); Gwinnett County's informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of food items including shelf-stable products for the Department of Community Services (quotes due October 19, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations (bids due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). All solicitations employ firm fixed pricing, specify no substitutions or brand equivalents where the source forbids them, and require compliance with USDA grade and food safety standards.