UNSPSC 50423701: Dried cantino fennel

The variety of fennel known as cantino fennel that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423701 Dried cantino fennel, a Commodity code, sees limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope; the single opportunity explicitly naming this commodity appears to be a data-tagging mismatch in a broader food-service solicitation. State and local governments procuring under this code buy dried fennel and related dried herbs and spices for institutional food service—principally school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care operations. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state corrections departments, with occasional municipal agencies. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Oregon based on recent posts, though the code shows sparse actual transaction volume.

The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent dried-bean solicitations (ITBs S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026) requesting dried pinto and red beans for institutional meal service, but neither explicitly named dried fennel. The City of Edinburg, Texas RFP2026017 (due August 4, 2026) for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items included food-products categories spanning proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, and snacks without fennel specification. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026), and comparable school-district fresh-produce and food-supply RFPs in Georgia and Missouri likewise do not highlight dried spices or fennel in their posted scope summaries. The code appears underutilized or systematically mistagged in state and local procurement systems; business development professionals should verify whether dried fennel is genuinely specified in detailed bid documents or scope sheets before committing pursuit resources.