UNSPSC 50592903: Dried Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50592903 Dried Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory is a Commodity code that represents a narrow ingredient category within broader food procurement, but the recent state and local opportunities show little direct sourcing of this specific item. School nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food suppliers are the primary issuing bodies active under related food procurement codes, but dried specialty produce like curled chicory appears incidentally—if at all—within much larger master grocery and fresh-produce contracts. The City of Bridgeport's grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) span over 1,100 and 76+ line items respectively, encompassing vegetables and produce broadly but without itemization of individual dried specialty greens. Similarly, the Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) and Douglas County's produce-and-eggs RFP (due March 4, 2026) focus on fresh and processed commodities in standard volume categories—apples, carrots, berries, leafy greens—rather than dried specialty items.

The geographic footprint spans multiple states: Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Georgia (Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), Texas (HHSC El Paso, City of Dallas), and Virginia (Fairfax County). School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with occasional county health departments and state health-services agencies. No recent solicitation explicitly names dried chicory or similar specialty dried produce as a line item. Vendors pursuing this code should treat it as a nested category within larger multi-item food-distribution contracts rather than a standalone procurement vehicle; success likely depends on carrying the item as part of a comprehensive specialty-produce portfolio when responding to master grocery or specialty-food RFPs from school nutrition programs and institutional food service operators.