UNSPSC 50592803: Dried Non GMO lucullus chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO lucullus 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 50592803 Dried Non GMO lucullus chard, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single dried vegetable ingredient. In practice, state and local governments do not solicit this product in isolation; recent opportunities tagged under this code overwhelmingly reflect broad school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. School districts, county boards of education, municipal departments, state health agencies, and county human services commissions are purchasing complete meal components, fresh produce portfolios, packaged meal boxes, and full-scope food service contracts that incidentally may include dried or processed vegetables as line items within much larger commodity baskets. The scope spans breakfast items, cereal, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, meat products, fresh produce across multiple varieties (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, leafy greens, melons, citrus), and prepared meal services. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with material activity also from municipal food service departments (City of Bridgeport), county human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia).

Recent opportunities span multiple states and regions. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items due June 30, 2026, requiring Buy American compliance at 51 percent domestic content, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and delivery to central warehouse and school sites on a firm fixed-price basis through July 1, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026, covering multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and root vegetables for July 2026–June 2027 delivery. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026, with a historical value guideline of $1.5 million and September 2026–August 2027 contract term. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 due June 25, 2026, with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and mandatory caterer licensure on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs list. The State of Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and other school districts in the recent pipeline also show activity under this code, indicating that while the Commodity code nominally names a single ingredient, the actual procurement pattern is institutional food service contracts of substantial scope and dollar value.