UNSPSC 50492904: Organic green curled chicory purees

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

UNSPSC 50492904 Organic green curled chicory purees is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically tagged to it. The source contains no recent solicitations explicitly requesting organic green curled chicory purees. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a highly specialized produce item—and the actual state and local food procurement activity documented in the opportunities block, which centers on broad-based school nutrition, correctional facility, and state health facility food service contracting for staple grocery items, fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods.

State and local food procurement activity at scale occurs across school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and veterans' facilities in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting canned tomatoes under ITB S2910000017145 (due June 19, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools requesting sealed bids for school nutrition food products under IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools issuing a Master Grocery K-12 term contract under IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026). These solicitations span hundreds of line items for standardized food commodities, not specialty produce. The code does not currently reflect active state and local procurement interest in organic green curled chicory purees or similar high-specialty vegetable products.