UNSPSC 50422802: Dried fordhook giant chard

The variety of chard known as fordhook giant chard that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422802 Dried fordhook giant chard (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity recorded under this code. The most recent opportunities tagged to this Commodity code actually request dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—and broader food-supply categories for institutional meal service and correctional facilities, not chard or leafy greens. State and local issuing bodies under this code span state departments of corrections, state departments of agriculture, cities, and specialized institutional programs including child care food programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller of Public Accounts), and the City of Edinburg, Texas represent the issuing bodies in recent solicitations.

Procurement activity is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The State of Oregon posted two bid requests for dried beans in June and August 2026 (Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000017140 for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, and State of Oregon S2910000017705 for dried black beans due August 21, 2026); Georgia Correctional Industries issued eRFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags due October 9, 2026; the State of Illinois solicited weekly food orders for July–September 2026 due June 26, 2026; and the City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP2026017 for a CACFP meal program spanning beverages, paper goods, proteins, vegetables, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items serving approximately 400 children daily due August 4, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, canned and fresh vegetables, and fruits for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum). The mismatch between the code name and actual solicitation scope suggests the code is mislabeled in recent procurement records or the code assignment reflects legacy taxonomy mapping rather than current buying patterns.