UNSPSC 50402904: Green curled chicory

The variety of chicory known as green curled chicory

UNSPSC 50402904 Green curled chicory is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments purchase fresh produce under this code, though the recent solicitation activity shows that green curled chicory itself appears rarely in standalone procurement notices. Instead, the code operates within a broader category of fresh vegetable and fruit procurement that includes lettuce varieties, mixed greens, and other fresh-cut produce delivered to institutional food service operations across state agencies, school districts, correctional facilities, and senior services programs.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting fresh produce include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), state departments of corrections and mental health in Illinois, county school nutrition programs in Georgia, independent school districts in Texas and Wisconsin, regional health coalitions, and municipal senior services divisions. The mix spans state-level institutional food service procurement (correctional and mental health facilities), school district nutrition programs, and community health and senior meal programs. Texas agencies and Georgia school districts dominate recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Corrections issuing IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with bi-weekly deliveries of specified items including bag lettuce (August 27, 2026; quote due September 3, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for multiple food warehouses via RFP IW267376 (Palestine) and IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse) with responses due in mid-October 2026; Bartow County School System in Georgia issuing RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 with 5,900 weekly servings for USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program participation (due July 29, 2026). Evaluation criteria across recent solicitations emphasize cost, local or regional sourcing preferences, delivery compliance, product quality and freshness guarantees, food safety certifications, and insurance requirements ($500,000 to $1 million general liability minimums are standard).