UNSPSC 50422805: Dried rhubarb chard

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

UNSPSC 50422805 Dried rhubarb chard is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity under its specific name; instead, state and local governments buy dried legumes and fresh produce staples—beans, leafy greens, fruits, and vegetables—through school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care food services. The issuing bodies are diverse and include state departments of corrections, state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies, county and city school districts, and municipal child care programs. Recent solicitations under related commodity codes show that dried goods procurement occurs alongside broader fresh-produce and grocery-item contracts, with corrections facilities and school nutrition services as the primary buyers.

Activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two bids for dried pinto beans (S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026), each worth approximately $54,000 to $64,000 at prior-year pricing; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited dried and canned goods as part of a 382-line-item cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, requested dried goods among five supply categories for a child care food program (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026). School districts including Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, and Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia have all posted grocery and produce contracts with 900-plus line items spanning dried goods, grains, legumes, and fresh items. Dried commodity pricing is typically firm and fixed for 12-month contract periods, with FOB Destination delivery and 45-to-90-day payment terms. Set-asides and preferences vary: Oregon applies a combined 10% preference for in-state fabrication and headquarters; Texas and Georgia apply local-vendor preferences in select cases; and none of the recent opportunities specify MBE, WBE, or disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides, though bidders must certify compliance with debarment, tax, and immigration regulations.