UNSPSC 50423707: Dried tardo fennel

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

UNSPSC 50423707 Dried tardo fennel, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The six recent opportunities on file span dried beans (black, pinto, red, and kidney), institutional food supplies, and cafeteria products for correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agencies — none directly matching the tardo fennel specification. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are sourcing bulk dried legumes and institutional food items for correctional institutions, schools, child-care facilities, and state warehouses, with specifications typically calling for USDA-graded, triple-cleaned product suitable for large-scale meal preparation and compliance with food-safety standards including FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements.

Recent activity clusters in Oregon and Georgia, with additional solicitations from Texas and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bid due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-preference factor and incumbent pricing at $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in 880-bag increments (bid due October 9, 2026); and the State of Oregon requested bids on triple-cleaned dried black beans (bid due August 21, 2026) for institutional use. The Texas Comptroller's office, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items with response extended to May 4, 2026, and the City of Edinburg, Texas, requested CACFP meal-program supplies serving 400 children daily (proposals due August 4, 2026 with local-vendor preference). The code itself does not show a concentration of tardo fennel solicitations; if pursuing this code, verify that issuing bodies are actually seeking tardo fennel rather than other dried-bean varieties or broader food-supply categories.