UNSPSC 50432905: Dried organic ione limnos chicory

The variety of organic chicory known as organic ione limnos chicory that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50432905 Dried organic ione limnos chicory, a Commodity code, bears a nominal scope that does not match the work state and local governments actually buy under this code. Recent opportunities consistently solicit dried beans — kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans — for institutional food service, correctional facilities, school meal programs, and child care operations, not chicory. The actual scope spans bulk dried legumes for institutional cooking and meal preparation, delivered in large quantities to state correctional facilities, state and local school districts, child care programs, and other public institutions. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and municipal school districts comprise the primary issuing bodies, with cofacility institutional food programs (child and adult care operations) also soliciting under this code. Beans are sourced in increments ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, must meet USDA grading standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or Grade B), comply with FDA and HACCP requirements, and in many cases be triple-cleaned to remove debris and contaminants.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and West: Georgia (Georgia Correctional Industries kidney-bean RFQ due October 9, 2026; Georgia state food-supplies bid due June 22, 2026), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food IFB due May 4, 2026 with extended response deadline; City of Edinburg CACFP meal-program RFP due August 4, 2026), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections pinto and red bean bid due June 19, 2026 with 10% in-state preference; Oregon state dried-black-bean bid due August 21, 2026). The Illinois Department of Human Services also posted a food-order solicitation (FY-27 IVHQ quarterly food order due June 26, 2026), though the scope is not specified. Bidders should note that Oregon applies 5% preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in-state and an additional 5% for in-state headquarters; Texas applies local-vendor preference within 5% of lowest price in applicable municipalities; and all buyers enforce strict specification compliance including prohibitions on compliance shortcuts (Georgia's "comply/yes/ok" rule), palletization and weight limits (Oregon's 2,500-pound maximum per pallet), delivery timeliness (Texas and Texas municipalities require FOB destination delivery to multiple distribution points), and shelf-life certification.