UNSPSC 50472807: Canned or jarred organic vulcan chard

The variety of organic chard known as organic vulcan chard that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50472807 Canned or jarred organic vulcan chard, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement that state and local governments purchase primarily to supply institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans homes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing canned and jarred vegetables as line items within broader food supply contracts rather than as standalone purchases; the code appears in multi-category food procurements where it competes alongside dozens of other canned vegetable products, fresh produce, proteins, and pantry staples. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Burke County Public Schools, Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy; Oregon Department of Corrections; Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county health and human services agencies. School districts dominate recent activity, with nutrition programs seeking hundreds of line items annually across multi-year contracts, often with renewal options extending through the current or next fiscal year.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas) and in states with large public-sector institutional food service footprints (Illinois, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia). The most recent directly relevant solicitation is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 IFB for Food and Consumable Products for HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which encompasses food and consumable products under NIGP classifications including general grocery categories; the prior HHS0016792 procurement (due February 23, 2026, with an extension via addendum) covered 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years including renewals. Representative school district activity includes Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) covering approximately 300+ line items for 52 school locations with firm pricing over a one-year initial term plus four optional one-year renewals, and Rockwood R-VI School District's dual solicitations for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items for child nutrition services across a single school year. Most school district procurements emphasize Buy American compliance, USDA nutritional standards, whole grain requirements, and low-sodium formulations. Canned vegetables appear as commodity-level line items within these larger contracts and are evaluated on price, compliance with specifications, and vendor delivery capability rather than as differentiated products; no recent solicitations specifically target organic canned vulcan chard, suggesting demand under this code is embedded in broader vegetable procurement categories where organic or specialty produce variants may be requested but are not separately itemized.