UNSPSC 50483004: Green curled chicory purees

The variety of chicory known as green curled chicory which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483004 Green curled chicory purees is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy hierarchy. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy food products for institutional food service operations—specifically prepared vegetable purees and processed food items used in cafeteria and nutrition programs at schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and other government-run food service operations. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for chicory purees; instead, state and local buyers are procuring broad food categories including fresh produce, canned vegetables, proteins, dairy products, and prepared entrees through institutional food-service RFPs and IFBs. The code's scope—specialized vegetable purees—represents a subcategory within larger food-service procurement vehicles that typically bundle dozens or hundreds of line items.

The issuing bodies soliciting food products across the broader commodity family include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, and others), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state veterans' homes (Illinois Veterans Home). The geographic spread is national, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due Jul 13, 2026), with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior year; the Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution services (due Feb 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due Apr 27, 2026) serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens. State and local procurement under this code is active but fragmented across many jurisdictions with different contract periods, line-item structures, and evaluation methodologies, making it difficult to pursue chicory purees as a standalone offering without bundling into broader food-service contracts.