UNSPSC 50402905: Ione limnos chicory

The variety of chicory known as ione limnos chicory

UNSPSC 50402905 Lone limnos chicory is a Commodity code that does not match the work state and local governments are actually buying under the recent solicitations tagged to it. The code's abstract name bears no relation to the fresh produce, processed foods, and food-service supplies that dominate the opportunity block — school districts, county boards of education, state departments, and child-care organizations are soliciting fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and bulk commodities for institutional meal programs, not the specialized agricultural product the code nominates. The mismatch between code nomenclature and procurement reality is stark enough that treating this code as a meaningful signal for fresh-produce or general-foodservice sourcing carries significant noise.

State and local food-service procurement under the tagged solicitations spans school nutrition programs (the dominant issuing body across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut), state departments of criminal justice (Texas TDCJ), county school systems, city school districts, and child-care or Head Start operators. Georgia school districts appear in the recent opportunity block with exceptional frequency — Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Henry County, Muscogee County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County all posted produce or comprehensive food-service RFPs or ITBs between February and June 2026. Texas school districts (Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD) and TDCJ (posting multiple produce and cafeteria-food ITBs from February through June) show similar activity density. Representative solicitations include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across San Antonio (proposal deadline May 7, 2026; contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 with two renewal options), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for 1,200 tons of carrots (bid due March 17, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 Georgia school districts across two areas with estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million (proposal due March 4, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa issued a cost-plus fixed-fee RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to 18 elementary schools (estimated annual budget $600,000; proposal due March 11, 2026). The geographic spread is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and scattered single-state solicitations. The recent block shows no activity supporting the UNSPSC code's stated commodity name.