UNSPSC 50422909: Dried scarola verde chicory

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

UNSPSC 50422909 Dried scarola verde chicory is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, represents a narrow specialty produce category with limited direct solicitation. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement for dried scarola verde chicory specifically; instead, they encompass broad food service categories spanning fresh and dried staple proteins, grains, legumes, dairy, produce, and prepared entrees serving institutional meal programs including school nutrition, corrections facilities, and child care. The actual work being solicited under food-service codes at this tier typically involves food supply and delivery to support daily meal preparation at scale — 400 children across a municipal child care program, 30 school districts aggregated through a cooperative purchasing vehicle, 25,500 students in a single school system, or correctional facilities operating high-volume cafeterias. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, school districts (both single districts and multi-district cooperatives), city agencies managing child nutrition programs, and state purchasing offices procuring on behalf of institutional clients. The mix reflects the decentralized nature of K-12 and public institutional food service: most opportunities originate from individual school districts or school district cooperatives, with occasional state-level consolidation through departments of corrections or statewide procurement divisions acting as intermediary buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois, with the highest volume in Texas and Georgia school districts and state corrections systems. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program (RFP 2026017, due August 4, 2026) seeking food and nonfood supplies for 400 children daily with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code; the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) procuring 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans; Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for a master grocery contract across 45 schools with weekly deliveries; the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 line items of grocery items serving 6,900 lunch participants daily; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia (RFP SN26-004, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. These solicitations operate under standard state procurement notice types — IFB, RFP, ITB — with firm fixed pricing, delivery requirements to multiple school sites or central distribution centers, and compliance with USDA, FDA, and state nutrition and food safety standards. The code itself shows no direct activity soliciting dried chicory as a standalone commodity in the recent-opportunities record.