UNSPSC 50422804: Dried perpetual spinach chard

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

UNSPSC 50422804 Dried perpetual spinach chard, a Commodity code, nominally covers leafy greens but shows little alignment with the actual state and local procurement activity recently posted under it. The recent opportunities solicited under this code are predominantly dried beans — kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans — procured by state correctional facilities, state departments, and municipal food service programs for institutional meal preparation. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg's child care meal program all posted RFQs or IFBs for dried legumes in bulk quantities (ranging from 880 bags to 42,500 pounds) with delivery required to institutional distribution centers or meal service sites. The code appears to be misclassified or overloaded with protein and starch procurement rather than specifically capturing leafy-green purchases; state and local buyers are using it to source staple dried goods for high-volume institutional feeding rather than produce-specific items.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans due October 9, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections posted solicitation S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders) and historical pricing of $0.493 per pound; the State of Oregon issued RFQ S2910000017705 for dried black beans due August 21, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products including multiple dried-bean categories via IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, sought food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program via RFP 2026-017 due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The code shows no activity outside these states, and the commodity classification itself does not match the goods actually being bought.