UNSPSC 50462903: Canned or jarred green curled ruffee chicory

The variety of chicory known as green curled ruffee chicory that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462903 Canned or jarred green curled ruffee chicory is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure packaged vegetable products as components of broader food-supply contracts for institutions serving meals—schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans' homes. The code captures individual canned or jarred produce items that appear in multi-line-item solicitations alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and other staples, typically as part of institutional food service buys rather than standalone produce procurements. State and local issuing bodies on recent opportunities span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Ben Hill County Schools, Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Burke County Public Schools, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia; Douglas County School System, Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), and special-purpose districts (state-supported living centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities). Recent opportunities tag this commodity within larger food-supply RFPs and IFBs—Texas HHS0017449 for food and consumables at a state supported living center (due July 13, 2026, IFB); Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (due April 6, 2026, ITB); Texas TDCJ 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across correctional facilities (due May 4, 2026, IFB, extended via addendum); and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items (due April 29, 2026, IFB via NutriKids).

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent Georgia school-district solicitations (Liberty County, Burke County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Texas state-agency procurements (HHS, TDCJ), and Oregon Department of Corrections buys. The code appears most frequently as one line item within multi-category food solicitations rather than as a standalone category, reflecting how institutions acquire canned vegetables as part of comprehensive meal-service supply chains. Federal compliance requirements—Buy American provisions, USDA grade specifications, sodium-content caps, shelf-life minimums, HACCP plans, and food-recall procedures—are standard across institutional food bids. Vendors typically submit firm, fixed pricing on case or unit bases, with delivery to central warehouses or school sites on weekly schedules and price adjustments permitted only at renewal periods or when supported by manufacturer price changes or USDA/CPI indexing. Contracts are frequently awarded to lowest responsive, responsible bidders and often permit multiple-vendor awards on a line-item basis.