UNSPSC 50622806: Non GMO vulcan chard purees

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO vulcan chard. 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 50622806, Non GMO Vulcan Chard Purees, is a Commodity code that captures fresh and prepared vegetable products supplied to state and local institutional food service operations, principally cafeterias and dining facilities at state-run residential and correctional centers, public schools, and health service agencies. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments purchasing prepared and shelf-stable food items—including fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies—for bulk institutional consumption. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services commissions, state correctional departments, school districts, and county social services agencies, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts appearing as repeat buyers in the recent activity block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary representation from Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery required; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (quotes due October 19, 2026), delivered to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders). The code shows substantial ongoing activity, though the nominal commodity name—Non GMO Vulcan Chard Purees—does not align with the broad institutional vegetable and prepared-food procurement activity documented in recent solicitations; the mismatch suggests the code has drifted or been tagged too broadly for current state and local vegetable supply contracting.