UNSPSC 50592808: Dried Non GMO white king chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO white king 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 50592808 Dried Non GMO white king chard, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct solicitation activity in recent state and local procurement, with the posted opportunities spanning general grocery and fresh produce bids that nominally reference the code but do not isolate dried chard as a line item or focus. The scope of work under this code, when it appears in state and local contracts, is typically embedded within much larger food service procurements—school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply—where dried chard or similar specialty greens appear as one component among hundreds of food products. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state purchasing offices (State of Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut, City of Dallas), and transit or special-purpose food authorities. These entities purchase fresh, processed, and specialty produce as part of comprehensive cafeteria and institutional meal programs subject to Buy American requirements, HACCP food safety plans, nutrition standards including whole grain and sodium limits, and delivery schedules spanning Monday-Friday operations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southeast—Georgia (multiple school districts and the state itself), Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia—with scattered opportun­ities in other regions. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's Bid BNB052266 (electronic bids due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with 51 percent Buy American content; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (sealed bids due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce across 200-plus items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 52 school locations and warehouses; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. None of these solicitations isolates dried chard as a tracked line item or cost driver, suggesting the commodity code sees activity primarily as a minor component of larger vegetable or ingredient portfolios rather than as a standalone procurement focus.