UNSPSC 50412902: Organic en cornet de bordeaux chicory

The variety of organic chicory known as organic en cornet de bordeaux chicory

UNSPSC 50412902 Organic en cornet de bordeaux chicory is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce variety, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code reveal a wholesale mismatch: the identified solicitations span broad school nutrition procurement for fresh produce, beverages, and grocery staples with no mention of chicory, Bordeaux or otherwise. The code shows activity from school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, but the opportunities themselves (RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for full fresh-produce and food-service supply) do not align with the narrow commodity definition. This code classification appears to be a data-tagging error on the posting side rather than a reliable signal of actual chicory procurement.

State and local procurement activity under this code is dominated by school nutrition programs—Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia, serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative)—along with the State of Georgia issuing produce and grocery RFQs and IFBs. Vendors responding to these solicitations must supply year-round fresh produce (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, stone fruits), eggs, and often complementary grocery items; meet HACCP certification and food safety compliance; maintain general liability insurance ($1–2 million); comply with Buy American provisions; demonstrate three to five years of relevant experience; and deliver on tight weekly or twice-weekly schedules to multiple school sites. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026, covering 127 elementary, middle, and high schools across San Antonio), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026, spanning meats, produce, dairy, and paper supplies), and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP through GEC (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas serving 30 Georgia districts). The code shows sustained, high-volume activity across the Southeast and Southwest with secondary presence in Missouri and Colorado, but potential bidders should verify code assignment against actual scope before pursuing, as the commodity definition and the live procurement do not align.