UNSPSC 50433701: Dried organic cantino fennel

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

UNSPSC 50433701 Dried organic cantino fennel, a Commodity code, nominally captures niche dried vegetable products, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little activity aligned with the code's specific scope. The sourced opportunities span broad food service procurement—school nutrition programs, correctional facility meal service, and child care meal programs—encompassing proteins, fresh produce, grains, dairy, dried legumes (pinto and red beans), and prepared entrees. Only the Oregon Department of Corrections bids for dried beans, which share a dried-goods category with fennel but diverge significantly from a fennel-specific commodity. The issuing bodies include state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois, Georgia), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI and Muscogee County in Missouri and Georgia respectively; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), and municipal governments (City of Edinburg, Texas). School nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, with districts soliciting annual fresh produce and grocery supply contracts across Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Missouri.

The geographic spread favors the South—Georgia and Texas particularly active in recent months—with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Illinois, and Oregon. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) for grocery product supply to 45 schools and distribution kitchens; the City of Edinburg Child and Adult Care Food Program RFP (due August 4, 2026) for five supply categories serving 400 children; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) at $0.43 per pound historical pricing; the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations (extended due date May 4, 2026, with a March 26, 2026 pre-bid); and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. The code itself shows minimal recent procurement activity specifically for dried organic fennel; the opportunities represent a mismatch between the commodity's nominal definition and the broad-basket food service solicitations currently active in state and local markets.