UNSPSC 50592806: Dried Non GMO swiss chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO swiss 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 50592806 Dried Non GMO Swiss Chard is a Commodity code that captures a narrow product line with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains no state or local government solicitations specifically requesting dried non-GMO Swiss chard or other dried vegetables at the commodity level. Recent opportunities tagged under this code span broad school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food-service procurement, but they request comprehensive food bundles—fresh produce, groceries, proteins, dairy, and supplies—rather than single-item dried-vegetable sourcing. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that issuing bodies may be tagging these broader food-service RFPs and IFBs with high-level commodity codes during system entry, and the dried Swiss chard line item, if present at all, appears as one line among hundreds in a multi-category bid rather than a standalone procurement.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing food-service contracts—school districts, county boards of education, state nutrition programs, and municipal senior services—dominate the opportunity stream under or near this code's family tier. Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and State of Georgia procurement notices), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items; Douglas County School System's food-supply-and-distribution RFP (DCSDSN26-003, due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual spend of approximately $9,000,000; Meriden Public Schools' comprehensive groceries and USDA Foods RFP (RFP02641, anticipated contract value approximately $3,100,000); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) for the 2026-27 school year. Procurement activity does not isolate dried vegetables as a standalone category; vendors succeeding under this code compete as part of broader food-service platforms or specialized produce suppliers within large multipurpose awards.