UNSPSC 50422803: Dried lucullus chard

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

UNSPSC 50422803 Dried lucullus chard (Commodity) describes leafy green vegetable products procured by state and local government food-service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal relevant activity tied directly to this specific commodity. Among the recent solicitations, only the Oregon Department of Corrections' dried-bean procurements (S2910000016233 and S2910000017140) clearly address dried legume and vegetable staples at scale, while broader grocery and produce solicitations from school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia encompass mixed fresh and processed vegetables as line items within larger food-service contracts rather than isolated dried-greens purchases. The issuing bodies pursuing food-supply contracts under related commodity codes include state corrections departments, school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County systems), and municipal child nutrition programs, reflecting institutional food-service demand. The code sits at the intersection of commodity procurement and institutional nutrition, where state and local buyers consolidate vegetable purchases into master grocery contracts, produce agreements, and nutrition-program supply chains.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service in Edinburg, TDCJ cafeteria food procurement), Georgia (State of Georgia food supplies, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham produce contracts, Douglas County School System RFPs), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI child nutrition services), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12), and Oregon (ODOC dried-bean procurements). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026), soliciting 76 minimum line items for weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items contract (due April 29, 2026), encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, vegetables, fruits, and prepared entrees; and the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026), requesting food and nonfood items for 400 children with a Texas local-vendor preference under Section 271.9051. The UNSPSC code shows sporadic rather than concentrated recent activity — no solicitation explicitly names dried lucullus chard as a line item — suggesting the commodity is a low-volume or embedded purchase within larger institutional food-supply agreements rather than a standalone procurement driver.