UNSPSC 50422900: Dried chicories

The type of vegetable known as chicories that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422900 Dried chicories, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local solicitations tagged to it. The posted opportunities — kidney beans (Georgia Correctional Industries), dried pinto and red beans (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried black beans (State of Oregon), and broader cafeteria and institutional food products (Texas TDCJ, Georgia state agencies, Illinois, and City of Edinburg, Texas) — concern legumes, proteins, and bulk food staples for correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and institutional kitchens rather than chicory products. State and local governments are buying dried beans and institutional meal components under this code right now, not the chicory root or leaf products the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include state correctional and purchasing departments (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas), municipal procurement offices (City of Edinburg), and child-care or food-service operators, signaling a mix of custody, nutrition, and food-service operations across multiple jurisdictions.

The recent activity concentrates in the South and West — Georgia, Texas, and Oregon posted the most solicitations in the past four months, with responses due between June and October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Georgia Correctional Industries request for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with 10% state-preference evaluation (bid S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and staples for TDCJ warehouses across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). The code shows active purchasing but reflects a classification mismatch — the actual commodity being procured is dried legumes and institutional food products, not chicories.