UNSPSC 50442904: Frozen green curled chicory

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

UNSPSC 50442904 Frozen green curled chicory is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity aligned to its stated scope. State and local procurement under this code does not show a pattern of buying frozen green curled chicory specifically. The most recent opportunities in the source block reflect state and local food service procurement across correctional facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies—but the work being bought does not match the code's narrow focus on chicory. Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITBs in July 2026 for frozen corn and frozen potato products; Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs for institutional cafeteria food and supplemental food consumables; multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Texas solicited comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts under IFB and RFP notices. None of these recent opportunities name or request frozen green curled chicory as a line item or category. The code shows no discernible recent state or local procurement activity in its actual commodity space and appears to be a mismatch for the food-service buying activity visible in the broader frozen-vegetable and grocery space.

Issuing bodies pursuing frozen food and grocery procurement span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal school systems across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple districts in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Texas (Dallas ISD, DISD) each issuing food bids for the 2026-2027 school year in April and May 2026. State agencies including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of TDCJ) posted multiple ITBs and IFBs between February and July 2026 for cafeteria food, frozen vegetables, and supplemental consumables. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 (Frozen corn, 40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education IFB #043025 (comprehensive school nutrition grocery bid, due May 4, 2026), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (food supply and distribution services, approximately $9,000,000 annually, due February 18, 2026). Geographic concentration skews heavily toward the South (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania) and Midwest (Missouri). No recent opportunities in the source identify frozen green curled chicory as a procurement line item or product category.