UNSPSC 50443608: Frozen radice amare endives

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

UNSPSC 50443608 Frozen radice amare endives is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity posted under this code. The recent opportunities block contains no bids for frozen radice amare endives or radicchio products. Instead, the code shows recent activity in frozen vegetables more broadly — frozen corn, mixed vegetables, carrots, assorted blends, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and peas — predominantly supporting institutional food service at correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and other public agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple state health and human services agencies drive much of this activity. School nutrition programs, particularly in Georgia and Missouri, also bid regularly on frozen vegetable commodity supplies under related codes and mixed grocery procurements. The code's actual procurement traffic suggests that frozen specialty vegetables such as radice amare endives—if pursued at all—compete with or are absorbed into broader frozen-vegetable bundles rather than standing as discrete line items.

Oregon and Texas dominate recent posting activity, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing multiple ITBs for frozen vegetable assortments in June and July 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services Commission posting similar procurements in February through June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Solicitation S2910000017451 (Vegetables Frozen, Corn), posted July 10, 2026, due July 24, 2026, as an ITB seeking approximately 40,000 pounds delivered to Salem at $0.498 per pound historical pricing; and TDCJ's Invitation for Bid 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products posted May 4, 2026, spanning 382 frozen and fresh line items across five Texas warehouse locations. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools) and Pennsylvania correctional facilities (Montgomery County) also post regular food and frozen-vegetable bids. The code shows steady but fragmented activity across state prison systems, school nutrition programs, and state institutional food services, with no apparent concentration among repeat buyers within the narrow radice amare endives niche.