UNSPSC 50422908: Dried sanda chicory

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

UNSPSC 50422908 Dried sanda chicory, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual work being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name refers to a specific dried herb product, but the recent opportunities tagged under it consist almost entirely of broad-based food service procurement — school nutrition programs, correctional facility food supply, and child care food programs — that spans hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staples rather than dried chicory as a standalone commodity. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at the issuing-body level or a data artifact; UNSPSC 50422908 does not meaningfully characterize what state and local governments are currently buying under this tag.

Recent activity under the code spans school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child care agencies across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, solicited cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF (response due May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items including proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (response due April 27, 2026) requiring suppliers to deliver to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens. The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year (response due April 29, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans — S2910000017140 (response due June 19, 2026, approximately 42,500 pounds) and S2910000016233 (response due March 20, 2026, approximately 127,500 pounds). School districts in Georgia, including Douglas County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, solicited produce and eggs contracts with responses due between March 4 and April 27, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP2026017 for CACFP Meal Program support (response due August 4, 2026). No single vendor appears repeatedly, and no set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions were identified across the recent opportunities.