UNSPSC 50442903: Frozen green curled ruffee chicory

The variety of chicory known as green curled ruffee chicory that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442903 Frozen green curled ruffee chicory is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, but recent state and local procurement activity shows that frozen vegetables broadly—not this specific variety—dominate buying under codes in this family. State and local governments use this code and its siblings to procure frozen vegetable commodities for institutional food service: correctional facilities, state hospitals and supported living centers, school districts, and county services. Solicitations show standard institutional purchasing patterns: large-volume line items (40,000 to 400,000 pounds per procurement), FOB destination delivery to central distribution warehouses, firm fixed unit pricing, and compliance with FDA/USDA standards, HACCP regulations, and shelf-life minimums. Issuing bodies span corrections departments (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ), health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), school nutrition programs across multiple states, and county facilities. Oregon's Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in recent weeks. Geographic concentration is heaviest in the South and Southwest: Georgia school districts (Savannah-Chatham, Early County, Burke County, Bulloch County, Decatur), Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, TxDOT), and Pennsylvania county facilities dominate the recent record, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey, and other states.

Representative recent opportunities include Oregon DOC's frozen corn ITB (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) for 40,000 pounds at estimated prior pricing of $0.498 per pound with 5 percent Oregon-goods preference; Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026) spanning 210 line items across 23 qualified ordering entities statewide with a $4.5 million three-year ceiling; and Ben Hill County Schools' FY27 food bid (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026) across four school sites with Buy American compliance and quarterly escalation/de-escalation permitted. Pricing typically clusters in the $0.30–$0.70 per-pound range depending on product type and case size, with transportation, fuel, and handling included. Award generally flows to lowest responsive, responsible bidders; some jurisdictions reserve the right to split awards by line item or geography. The code shows steady institutional demand but no clear indicators of surge or contraction in procurement frequency or dollar value at present.