UNSPSC 50592802: Dried Non GMO fordhook giant chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO fordhook giant 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 50592802 Dried Non-GMO Fordhook Giant Chard, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct activity in state and local procurement — the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting dried chard or this commodity. The code's nominal scope targets a narrow agricultural product line, yet state and local buying under related food-service and school-nutrition categories remains robust and diverse. When the code appears in procurement systems, it typically sits within broader food-supply contracts that span fresh and processed vegetables, grains, proteins, and prepared items for school cafeterias, senior meal programs, and institutional food service rather than as a standalone line item.

State and local food-service procurement is concentrated among school districts and county education systems, with secondary activity from municipal agencies managing senior meals and meal-assistance programs. School districts dominate: Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) have all posted broad grocery and produce solicitations in the past six months, typically using IFB or RFP notices with response windows of 4–8 weeks. Non-school buyers include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (El Paso State Supported Living Center), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (senior meals at $17.8 million over three years), the State of Georgia (multiple food and produce solicitations), and the City of Dallas (meal catering). Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, State procurement), with material recent activity also in Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Commodity-level precision in dried-vegetable procurement is rare; opportunities typically aggregate vegetables into broad categories (fresh, frozen, canned, and dried in combined line-item lists) within term contracts running July-to-June fiscal years, with firm pricing, domestic Buy American compliance mandates (51% domestic content), HACCP documentation, and Net 30–45 payment terms as standard.