UNSPSC 50423609: Dried rossa di treviso endives

The variety of endives known as rossa di treviso endives that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423609 Dried rossa di treviso endives is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, actually captures institutional procurement of dried legumes and bulk food staples for correctional, educational, and childcare meal programs rather than the specific endive variety named in the code. State and local governments buying under this classification are primarily purchasing dried beans—pinto, red, kidney, and black varieties—in industrial quantities for institutional cooking and meal preparation. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices coordinating food procurement for criminal justice and educational institutions, city governments managing childcare food programs, and state agencies procuring for institutional use. The work involves specifications for USDA-graded product, triple-cleaned materials meeting food-safety and manufacturing-practice standards, delivery to central distribution points or meal-service sites, and compliance with federal and state food-service regulations including CACFP standards where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Oregon, State of Georgia, Georgia Correctional Industries, the City of Edinburg Texas, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all posting opportunities between May and October 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, FOB destination to Salem within 45 days, with bids due June 19, 2026 and a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders; the previous contract price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included in pricing and all-inclusive pricing required, bids due October 9, 2026. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned, for institutional use with bids due August 21, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for a CACFP meal program requiring five supply categories including food products delivered daily to serve approximately 400 children, with a local-vendor preference of 5% for Edinburg-based vendors and proposals due August 4, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across approximately 382 line items with FOB destination to six distribution points, bids originally due April 21 but extended to May 4, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid conference held March 26, 2026.