UNSPSC 50592801: Dried Non GMO bright lights chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO bright lights chard 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 50592801 Dried Non GMO bright lights chard (Commodity) describes a single fresh or processed vegetable product line, but recent state and local procurement under this code shows minimal direct activity. The code appears in school district and institutional food service solicitations where it functions as a line-item classifier within much larger grocery or produce contracts, rather than as a standalone commodity sought through dedicated procurements. When state and local governments purchase vegetables under food-service codes, they typically bundle them into broad RFPs or IFBs spanning hundreds of line items across breakfast items, proteins, dairy, condiments, and produce varieties rather than soliciting dried chard as a discrete product category. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and senior nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies purchasing food products through these aggregated scopes.

Geographic activity over the past six months spans Florida (Hillsborough County), Georgia (State of Georgia general food supplies), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport for its school district), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education). The Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce RFQ (due June 26, 2026) specified over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, and leafy greens with firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport's GROCERY ITEMS IFB (due June 30, 2026) encompassed over 1,100 line items supporting the National School Lunch Program and required 51 percent domestic agricultural content under Buy American provisions. The Texas HHSC food and consumable products IFB (due July 13, 2026) covered food service, supply services, and canteen operations for a state supported living center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County's three-year senior meal delivery ITB (due June 25, 2026) valued at $17,832,659.90 specified congregate and home-delivered meals across 14 dining centers and multiple senior service locations. The code shows no dedicated single-item solicitations; vendors pursuing this UNSPSC designation should track large institutional food-service RFPs and IFBs where chard would appear as one line item among hundreds.