UNSPSC 50402807: Vulcan chard

The variety of chard known as vulcan chard

UNSPSC 50402807 Vulcan chard, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce items sourced and delivered to state and local food service operations, including school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food services. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers actually purchasing mixed fresh produce assortments—carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and other vegetables and fruits—rather than chard exclusively; the code's abstract name does not reflect the scope of actual procurement activity. School districts dominate issuing activity, including Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Northside Independent School District and Austin ISD in Texas, and multiple Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, and others). State departments also solicit under the code—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issues regular competitive bids for bulk produce items for institutional feeding, and the State of Georgia and State of Texas both post fresh produce solicitations. Head Start programs and city senior services also participate; Head Start of Greater Dallas procures approximately 32,409 cases of produce annually through CACFP-compliant supply channels, and the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services seeks produce-market operators for senior nutrition programming.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Muscogee County, Early County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham County) posted numerous sealed-bid and RFP procurements between February and July 2026, many with response dates in April through June. Texas solicitations include TDCJ bids for carrots (IW253079, posted June 23, 2026, due June 23, 2026), sweet potatoes for canning (IW253121, June 23, 2026 due date), white potatoes (IW253099, June 3, 2026 posted, June 23 due), bulk cafeteria food products spanning multiple produce categories (IFB 304T-26-300CF, posted May 4, 2026), and school district RFPs from Northside ISD (RFP 2026-048, April 14, 2026 posted, May 7 due), Austin ISD (RFP 26RFP034, February 14, 2026 posted, March 11 due), and McAllen ISD (RFP 2026-1029, March 6, 2026 due). Florida and Connecticut procurements include Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (26039RFPDST, broadcast February 11, 2026, proposals due March 11, 2026, with estimated annual budget of $600,000) and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41, released January 28, 2026, proposals due February 25, 2026, estimated contract value approximately $3,100,000). Most school-based solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules; many allow multiple vendors on a line-item basis and include three-month to four-year renewal options.