UNSPSC 50592800: Dried Non GMO chards

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO chards that has been dried for preservation. 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 50592800 Dried Non GMO chards, a Class code, does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this taxonomy entry. Recent solicitations posted under this code describe comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared meals—not dried non-GMO chards specifically. The code shows persistent activity from school districts, county and city food authorities, and state agencies procuring food products to support child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations, but the commodity description in the UNSPSC database does not align with the breadth of items and services being solicited.

School districts drive the majority of recent activity, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) all issuing competitive solicitations for multi-category food supply contracts in the first half of 2026. City and county governments also procure food services: the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026); and the City of Dallas issued a competitive sealed proposal for boxed and bulk meal delivery (due March 27, 2026). The State of Georgia and Texas Health and Human Services Commission also appear as issuing bodies. Geographically, the recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia, Texas), with activity spanning IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs. Buy American provisions requiring domestic content and compliance with Child Nutrition Program regulations appear across school district solicitations. The code presents a substantial market for food-service vendors but requires alignment with actual procurement scope rather than the narrow dried-goods commodity name.