UNSPSC 50402900: Chicories

The type of vegetable known as chicories

UNSPSC 50402900 Chicories, a Class code, captures fresh produce supply contracts that state and local governments issue to feed institutional populations — state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show that jurisdictions are buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and prepared produce items in bulk quantities for cafeteria operations, with delivery to central warehouses or individual facility sites. The work spans sourcing, quality assurance, temperature-controlled logistics, and compliance with food-safety regulations and prevailing-wage requirements where applicable. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school nutrition programs across multiple states (Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin), county school boards (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), city senior services divisions (San Antonio), regional health coalitions, and Head Start child care networks. Texas agencies and Georgia school districts appear as frequent repeat buyers.

The code sees active solicitation across Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (bids due October 23, 2026) for consumables and food service supplies to Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving multiple correctional facilities (solicitations IW267420 and IW267411 in late September 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections issuing RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 in August 2026 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside; Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFB 4163 in July 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin-sourcing and local-vendor preference incentives; and Bartow County School System in Georgia issuing RFP 10-2026-019 in May 2026 for local fresh fruits and vegetables requiring 400-mile sourcing radius. Contracts typically run one fiscal year with renewal options, use firm fixed pricing with quarterly or annual escalation formulas tied to Consumer Price Index or USDA benchmarks, require F.O.B. Destination delivery with vendor-paid transportation, mandate commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, and include compliance certifications for E-Verify, debarment status, and food-safety protocols including HACCP and product-recall procedures.