UNSPSC 50422807: Dried vulcan chard

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

UNSPSC 50422807 Dried vulcan chard, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried vegetable product, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for vulcan chard; instead, it documents bids for kidney beans, pinto and red beans, black beans, and general food and cafeteria products across institutional and correctional settings. State and local buyers in the opportunities block — Georgia Correctional Industries, the City of Edinburg Texas (serving a Child and Adult Care Food Program), the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia (general food supplies), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — are sourcing dried legumes and bulk food staples for meal programs, institutional kitchens, and correctional facilities rather than vulcan chard specifically. The scope of work across these opportunities centers on dried beans (pinto, red, black, kidney) in bulk quantities measured in bags or pounds, along with fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, and beverages supporting high-volume meal preparation for hundreds to thousands of daily servings under USDA, FDA, HACCP, and state food safety compliance.

Activity is geographically concentrated in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois, with the most recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB covering 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas with response extended to May 4, 2026; and the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program RFP with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bids within 5% of the lowest price. The code shows no recent relevant activity for vulcan chard procurement and should not be relied upon to track state and local purchasing in that commodity.