UNSPSC 50442801: Frozen bright lights chard

The variety of chard known as bright lights chard that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442801 Frozen bright lights chard, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement, but state and local solicitations currently tag this code for broad grocery and food service supply contracts rather than chard specifically. Recent opportunities show the code applied to composite food purchases spanning proteins, vegetables, dairy, condiments, and paper products for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia, New Jersey Department of Human Services), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools), and state-supported institutions. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which has posted multiple solicitations for food service and frozen products across its state hospitals and supported living centers, and the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has solicited frozen vegetables and potato products multiple times in the six-month window.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 for approximately $9 million in estimated annual frozen food products (baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, vegetables) to supply state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with bids due August 18, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, assorted blends, corn, green beans) with bids due August 20, 2026 and a 5 to 10 percent Oregon resident and processing preference; Montgomery County Pennsylvania's IFB 726 for groceries, meats, cereals, and paper products for the correctional facility, with bids due September 30, 2026; and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's proposal request for weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the September-December quarter, with proposals due August 24, 2026. Award criteria typically emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value, with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, temperature and shelf-life requirements, HACCP compliance, liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million minimum), and Buy American or state-resident preferences where applicable.