UNSPSC 50433608: Dried organic radice amare endives

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

UNSPSC 50433608 Dried organic radice amare endives (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope — dried chicory-family vegetables — does not align with the recent opportunities posted under it. State and local procurement activity tagged to this code centers instead on staple dried legumes: kidney beans for Georgia Correctional Industries (RFQ, due October 9, 2026), dried pinto and red beans for the Oregon Department of Corrections (approximately 42,500 pounds, due June 19, 2026), and dried black beans for the State of Oregon (due August 21, 2026). These solicitations reflect institutional food-service demand for bulk dried beans in compliance with USDA grading and food-safety standards, not the specialty chicory product the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the point of posting or that this commodity code captures a broader institutional-vegetable-procurement category in state and local systems than the UNSPSC taxonomy intends.

Issuing bodies include state corrections departments (Georgia, Oregon), state purchasing offices (Oregon, Georgia), and municipal food-service programs. The recent opportunities cluster in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, with Georgia and Oregon each posting multiple bean procurements over the past five months. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the City of Edinburg, Texas, have posted broader institutional food-service solicitations (cafeteria products for TDCJ and CACFP meal service, respectively) that may be coded to higher-tier family or class codes rather than this specific commodity. Given the code mismatch and sparse relevant activity, pursuit of this code by vendors specializing in dried chicory or endive products should focus on clarifying the actual commodity scope with individual issuing bodies before bid preparation.