UNSPSC 50422906: Dried riccia pancalieri chicory

The variety of chicory known as riccia pancalieri chicory that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422906 Dried riccia pancalieri chicory, a Commodity code, appears to capture a highly specialized dried vegetable product, but the recent state and local procurement record under this code shows minimal relevant activity — the opportunities posted reference general grocery and produce procurement, dried bean purchases, and fresh fruit and vegetable contracts that do not align with the scope of a specific chicory variety. State and local buyers do source dried vegetables and specialty produce items as part of broader meal-service operations, particularly through child nutrition programs, school district procurement, correctional facility food service, and regional food-service distributors, but procurement activity tagged to this specific code does not reflect actual purchases of dried riccia pancalieri chicory. The issuing bodies in the recent record include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia, State of Illinois), and municipal operations (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity spans Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois, with school-district procurement concentrated in the Southeast.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the broader pattern: the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited dried pinto and red beans (approximately 42,500 pounds, ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) and Fairfax County Public Schools issued an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering hundreds of food items for 45 schools and distribution kitchens across Virginia. However, none of these solicitations specifically named dried riccia pancalieri chicory or referenced specialty dried chicory products. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding in the source data or minimal market demand among state and local buyers for this particular variety, warranting closer review of the code's actual usage in your target jurisdictions before pursuing.