UNSPSC 50402903: Green curled ruffee chicory

The variety of chicory known as green curled ruffee chicory

UNSPSC 50402903 Green curled ruffee chicory, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work being solicited under it. The recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code instead cover broad fresh produce procurement — fruits, vegetables, and eggs — supplied to school districts, child nutrition programs, and institutional food service operations. The code's nominal scope (a single leafy vegetable variety) bears no relation to the comprehensive produce sourcing activity documented in the posted solicitations.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing bodies, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Northside ISD, Hillsborough County in Florida), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Texas Department of Criminal Justice also posted multiple vegetable bids (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) for institutional canning and food service. Representative recent opportunities include the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid request for 40 fresh produce line items with bids due June 16, 2026; Bryan County Schools' sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce (apples, carrots, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, and others) due May 27, 2026; and Bulloch County Schools' RFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles due May 4, 2026, evaluated on cost (30 points), seasonal variety (25 points), ordering and delivery proficiency (20 points), product availability and quality (15 points), and customer support (10 points). Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut issued RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and produce due February 25, 2026, with an estimated contract value of approximately $3.1 million. The code shows substantial recent activity but exhibits a fundamental mismatch between its intended commodity (single-variety leafy greens) and the institutional produce-supply contracts actually being solicited.