UNSPSC 50422801: Dried bright lights chard

The variety of chard known as bright lights chard that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422801 Dried bright lights chard, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code procure dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans — in bulk quantities for institutional food service, correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agency kitchens. State and local governments buy dried legumes under this code in large volume (ranging from approximately 880 bags to 42,500 pounds per solicitation) for meal preparation that must meet USDA grading standards, food safety compliance (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), and nutritional requirements set by programs such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program or state department of corrections standards. The issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state agencies, municipalities, and institutional food service operations; Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon Department of Corrections, the City of Edinburg Texas, the State of Georgia, and the State of Illinois appear in recent solicitations. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope (dried chard, a leafy green) and the commodity actually being procured (dried pulses).

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 on October 2, 2026, seeking kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included and responses due October 9, 2026; the State of Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017140 on June 5, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade, triple-cleaned, with bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon fabrication and headquarters; the City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026, for CACFP meal program supplies including food products for approximately 400 children ages 1–18 daily, with proposals due August 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM and a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bids within 5 percent of the lowest price. The Oregon procurement names incumbent contractor Intersect USA with a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound in August 2025 and requires FOB destination delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days of purchase order receipt. Delivery, compliance certification, and all-inclusive pricing (no separate freight or tariff reimbursement) are standard across these solicitations.