UNSPSC 50472909: Canned or jarred organic scarola verde chicory

The variety of organic chicory known as organic scarola verde chicory that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50472909 Canned or jarred organic scarola verde chicory is a Commodity code that represents a narrow food product line, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show no activity for canned or jarred chicory of any kind. The code appears misapplied to the actual procurements—recent opportunities solicit broad institutional food provisioning spanning dozens or hundreds of line items including proteins, dairy, frozen and fresh produce, grains, condiments, paper goods, and kitchen supplies, not specialty canned vegetables. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies managing state-operated care facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state facilities), county and municipal governments serving institutional kitchens and school nutrition programs (Gwinnett County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and independent school districts. Texas agencies appear repeatedly, with the HHSC posting at least three separate food-service solicitations since May 2026, each covering hundreds of line items with annual volumes in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and nationally across TDCJ warehouse locations. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case in February 2026, Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition products across four school locations (bids due June 15, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with delivery to six distribution points (original due date April 21, 2026, extended to May 4, 2026). The code shows no meaningful recent activity specific to canned or jarred chicory; vendors pursuing this category should treat recent opportunities as misclassifications and monitor procurement systems for correctly coded specialty produce contracts.