UNSPSC 50423608: Dried radice amare endives

The variety of endives known as radice amare endives that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423608 Dried radice amare endives, a Commodity code, nominally describes a specialty vegetable product but does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it. Recent opportunities associated with this code encompass broad food-service supply categories — proteins, grains, dairy, fresh and frozen vegetables, fruits, beverages, condiments, snacks, and ancillary kitchen supplies — rather than a single dried vegetable item. State and local governments buying under this code include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health or nutrition agencies (Illinois and Georgia), and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). School districts and state correctional facilities represent the dominant buyer base, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service driving the volume of activity.

The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with the most recent activity centered in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Missouri, and Oregon. Representative opportunities include the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting over 900 grocery line items for child nutrition services with bids due April 29, 2026 via IFB; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (Virginia) calling for weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, bids due April 27, 2026 via IFB; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million to $1.1 million per area, proposals due March 4, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ) covering approximately 382 line items for distribution across five geographic areas, bids due May 4, 2026 via IFB; and the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, bids due June 19, 2026 via ITB. The code shows active procurement across institutional food service but carries a nominal descriptor misaligned with the breadth of current solicitations.