UNSPSC 50432806: Dried organic swiss chard

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

UNSPSC 50432806 Dried organic swiss chard, a Commodity code, has minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a single dried produce item, but the recent solicitations tagged to this code do not in fact request dried swiss chard — they request broad food supply, fresh produce, dried beans, and cafeteria staples for schools, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. The mismatch suggests that either the code assignment is incorrect or the code captures a broader dried-produce category than its name implies. State and local food procurement under dried-produce classifications is driven by large institutional buyers: school districts, state correctional departments, and child nutrition agencies procure high-volume food items through competitive bidding, typically on annual or multi-year terms with firm fixed pricing and delivery requirements.

The recent opportunities that carry this code span five states and multiple issuing body types. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (June 2026, 127,500 pounds) and dried pinto beans alone (March 2026, approximately 42,500 pounds), with responses due June 19 and March 20 respectively; both required FOB delivery to Salem within 45 days of order, triple-cleaned beans to U.S. No. 2 or better grade, and offered combined Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent for evaluation. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service covering five supply categories including food products with vegetables specified (response due August 4, 2026); the solicitation applies a local-vendor preference under Texas law for bids within 5 percent of lowest price. The State of Illinois, State of Georgia, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) each posted food-supply solicitations in the June–May 2026 window, though specific details on dried-vegetable inclusion were not disclosed in summary form. School districts in Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Georgia (Muscogee County, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County, and Savannah-Chatham County) have solicited fresh produce and grocery items for child nutrition, not dried vegetables, indicating that the code may be misapplied or that dried swiss chard does not appear in current state and local demand signals.