UNSPSC 50594120: Dried Non GMO rosemary

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO rosemary that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50594120 Dried Non GMO rosemary, a Commodity code, covers dried herbs and spice products procured by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying dried rosemary and similar culinary herbs as line items within broader shelf-stable food and grocery procurements for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, senior services programs, and other institutional food operations. The code sits within larger grocery and food service supply chains where rosemary appears alongside proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, grains, and condiments as part of standardized meal preparation inventories. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state comptroller statewide procurement offices acting on behalf of corrections departments, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, and other state facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice represent the most active recent buyers, with multiple concurrent food service procurements spanning statewide facility networks.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs in mid-2026 for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers in Mexia and El Paso, with response deadlines in August and July respectively; a broader supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2) with a three-year contract value ceiling of $4.5 million closed March 19, 2026. The Texas Comptroller's office issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products serving Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses across five geographic regions, with the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Georgia's Department of Community Services solicited food supplies through Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a deadline of October 19, 2026. The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order solicitation for July-September 2026 with a June 26 deadline. These procurements use IFB and informal quote formats with firm, fixed unit pricing, require brand-specific items or approved equivalents, and demand compliance with USDA grades and federal food standards; contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal or extension options at the issuing body's discretion.