UNSPSC 50482907: Vulcan chard purees

The variety of chard known as vulcan chard which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482907 Vulcan chard purees is a Commodity code that covers processed vegetable products supplied to state and local institutions, though the recent solicitations under this code show minimal direct procurement of the commodity itself and instead reflect broader institutional food service demand across state agencies, school districts, and county governments. The actual buying activity surfaces in institutional canteen, cafeteria, and food service operations at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services centers—where state and local procurement offices bundle produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies into comprehensive line-item solicitations. These solicitations typically require firm fixed pricing, F.O.B. Destination delivery with prepaid freight, three-year contract terms with optional renewals, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, HACCP certifications for some buyers, and demonstrable vendor references for contracts of similar scope and size performed within the preceding five years.

Issuing bodies range across Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and the State of Illinois. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon and multi-state operations. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center, posted June 11, 2026 with bids due July 13, 2026, covering 210 line items with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products supplying TDCJ warehouses across five regions, posted May 4, 2026 with responses due May 4, 2026, spanning approximately 382 line items; Burke County Public Schools' sealed bid for school nutrition procurement across five schools, posted May 11, 2026 with bids due June 5, 2026, encompassing nearly 400 line items; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, posted June 5, 2026 with bids due June 19, 2026, offering a 5 percent preference to Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Buy American Act compliance, state bidder preferences, and E-Verify requirements appear in multiple solicitations. The code shows active procurement volume driven by institutional scale operations with quarterly or annual contract cycles, though no recent opportunities explicitly named vulcan chard purees as a line item.