UNSPSC 50402910: Tres fine maraichere chicory

The variety of chicory known as tres fine maraichere chicory

UNSPSC 50402910 Tres fine maraichere chicory, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply for institutional food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, mental-health centers, and senior services across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure chicory and comparable fresh vegetables through this code as part of larger fresh-produce and meal-service contracts that supply canteens, cafeterias, and food-distribution warehouses at public institutions. The solicitations reflect demand for bulk fresh vegetables meeting USDA quality standards, delivered on fixed schedules to institutional kitchens and dining facilities, often with stringent freshness and food-safety compliance requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District), counties (Collier County), cities (San Antonio), and regional non-profit agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Repeat buyers include the Texas HHSC and TDCJ, which have posted multiple fresh-produce and foodservice solicitations in the recent window.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. The Texas HHSC has solicited fresh-produce and consumable-food supplies for state-supported living centers through multiple IFBs (HHS0018082 for Lufkin, HHS0017799 and HHS0017798 for Mexia, HHS0017872 for Lufkin consumables); the TDCJ has posted fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFPs for food warehouses at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne facilities (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, IW253121, IW253099) with response dates clustering in September through October 2026. Georgia school nutrition programs have issued sealed-bid solicitations for fresh produce covering fiscal year 2026–2027 operations: Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Schools (IFB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026), and Bryan County Schools (sealed bid, due May 27, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections posted a small-business-set-aside RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Mental Health sought fresh fruits and vegetables for Madden Mental Health Center (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District issued a fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-snacks RFB (4163, due July 29, 2026) with Wisconsin-sourced, ready-to-eat produce and a 5% diversity preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors. Collier County's ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (258360, due March 6, 2025) and San Antonio's RFP for senior-center produce-market operations (RFP 26-070, due May 27, 2026) reflect diversification of institutional foodservice into parks and senior programming. Most school and institutional solicitations mandate F.O.B. Destination pricing, compliance with USDA standards or Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, prevailing-wage certifications where applicable, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), and worker's compensation coverage.