UNSPSC 50582806: Non GMO vulcan chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO vulcan chard. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50582806 Non GMO vulcan chard is a Commodity code that describes a single fresh produce item—a leafy green variety—but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct solicitation for vulcan chard specifically. The sourcing opportunities tagged with this code are predominantly broad-scope school nutrition produce contracts that request dozens of line items spanning fruits, vegetables, eggs, and complementary food-service products rather than single-variety procurement.

School districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are the primary issuing bodies soliciting fresh produce under codes in this family, including the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (BID 26-34, RFP, due April 23, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB, due April 29, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026), Bulloch County School District (IFP, due May 4, 2026), Early County Board of Education (line-by-line IFB, due June 8, 2026), and larger urban districts in Texas including Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026). The State of Georgia has posted fresh produce solicitations (IFB #4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026) alongside Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (FFVP specialty produce RFP, due March 11, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (IFB for over 900 grocery line items including produce, due April 29, 2026). The activity concentrates in school meal programs serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program participants; the Georgia cooperative procurement through Douglas County School System (GEC RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spans 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Vulcan chard or similar greens may appear as line items within these broad solicitations, but no state or local issuing body has posted a dedicated RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB specifically requesting non-GMO vulcan chard as a standalone commodity; the code shows minimal targeted procurement activity in the recent opportunities block.