UNSPSC 50402905: Ione limnos chicory

The variety of chicory known as ione limnos chicory

UNSPSC 50402905 Ione limnos chicory, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of fresh produce and produce-based food service items. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing fresh fruits, vegetables, prepared produce, and related food service supplies for institutional dining operations, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The code encompasses standalone produce contracts (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables), produce within broader food service and grocery bids, prepared produce items (fresh-cut snacks), and ancillary food service supplies such as containers, napkins, and serving trays bundled with fresh produce orders.

State departments dominate solicitation activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing repeated contracts for canteen groceries, food service supplies, and bulk produce to state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and mental health centers. School districts—including Madison Metropolitan School District, Early County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, and Bartow County School System—solicit fresh produce for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs with strong preferences for local or regional sourcing within 400 miles. County and municipal agencies also participate: Collier County (North Collier Regional Park food services), the City of San Antonio (senior center produce distribution), and smaller special-purpose entities such as Head Start of Greater Dallas. Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health issue produce contracts for correctional and mental health facilities. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with additional recent activity in Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin, and across the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and food service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable procurements for food warehouses serving prison food operations (October 2026 and June 2026 closures), the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin local-sourcing filters and diversity-owned business preference (due July 29, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce covering 40 line items for 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026).