UNSPSC 50423705: Dried sirio fennel

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

UNSPSC 50423705 Dried sirio fennel is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities indexed under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The opportunities reflect institutional food procurement across multiple product categories—dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties), cafeteria proteins and entrees, beverages, and ancillary food supplies—rather than fennel specifically. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include correctional institutions (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg CACFP meal service), and statewide general food supplies (State of Georgia, State of Illinois). The work being actually solicited comprises bulk dried legumes, institutional meal components, kitchen products, and food supplies for correctional facilities, schools, and state agencies, typically with delivery schedules ranging from daily to quarterly and volume commitments spanning hundreds to thousands of pounds or units.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest, with the most visible opportunities in Texas (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB for TDCJ cafeteria food products, due May 4, 2026; City of Edinburg RFP for CACFP meal items, due August 4, 2026), Georgia (Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ for kidney beans, due October 9, 2026; State of Georgia RFQ for food, supplies, and kitchen products, due June 22, 2026), and Oregon (State of Oregon bids for dried black beans and pinto/red beans, due August 21 and June 19, 2026 respectively). The Oregon Department of Corrections procurement for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at $0.493 per pound (August 2025 historical price), with a combined 10% Oregon-preference evaluation edge and FOB destination to Salem, represents the most detailed recent solicitation. Illinois also appears as a buyer (FY-27 IVHQ quarterly food order, due June 26, 2026). The code shows meaningful procurement activity but displays poor semantic alignment—the posted opportunities do not consistently reflect fennel procurement, suggesting either systematic miscoding or that actual fennel sourcing occurs at higher tiers in the taxonomy.