UNSPSC 50433604: Dried organic chioggia endives

The variety of organic endives known as organic chioggia endives that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50433604 Dried organic chioggia endives is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried beans—pinto, black, kidney, and other legumes—primarily for institutional food service in correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and educational settings. The recent solicitation activity shows a marked mismatch: the code nominally names chioggia endives, yet the actual procurement opportunities posted under this code document dried beans, triple-cleaned and bulk-packaged for institutional cooking and meal preparation. State purchasing offices, state departments of corrections, local correctional industries, and municipal food-service programs issue these solicitations as RFQs and IFBs with response windows of one to three weeks and all-inclusive, FOB-destination pricing that bundles transportation and delivery fees into per-unit or per-pound bids.

The geographic spread centers on Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as repeat buyers. Oregon ODOC solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (June 19, 2026 deadline) under a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders, with pricing historically around $0.493 per pound and delivery to Salem within 45 days. Georgia Correctional Industries bid kidney beans in 880-bag increments (October 9, 2026 deadline) with no freight reimbursement outside the all-inclusive pricing. Texas TDCJ issued a broader institutional cafeteria procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, May 4, 2026 deadline, extended via addendum from April 21) spanning 382 line items including dried beans and legumes alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments across five geographic warehouse regions. The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited food items under a CACFP meal program (RFP 2026-017, August 4, 2026 deadline) with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 favoring bidders within 5% of the lowest price. Code activity appears active in institutional procurement but narrow in scope—the nominal chioggia endive reference does not reflect the beans-focused buying pattern documented in recent opportunities.