UNSPSC 50584401: Non GMO beluga lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO beluga lentils. 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 50584401 Non GMO beluga lentils is a Commodity code that captures individual food items and ingredient products that state and local procurement offices source for food-service operations, school nutrition programs, and institutional meal provision. The recent opportunities posted under this code show no explicit mention of beluga lentils specifically; instead, the code appears to have been applied to broader food-procurement solicitations spanning fresh produce, pantry staples, proteins, and prepared items. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county parks and recreation divisions, health care coalitions, state purchasing departments, and school district food-service programs. The work involves sourcing food items to specification—including compliance with food-safety regulations, USDA sourcing preferences, nutritional standards, and delivery requirements—across diverse operational contexts ranging from park concessions to school lunch programs to institutional health care.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed. Collier County (Florida) posted an Invitation to Negotiate on October 8, 2026 for food-service concessions at North Collier Regional Park, due March 6, 2025, emphasizing high-quality food and beverage options with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. Marion Health Care Coalition (location unspecified in the summary) sought produce proposals posted August 7, 2026 with an August 21, 2026 response date. The State of Georgia issued a food-supplies and kitchen-products bid on May 15, 2026 due June 22, 2026. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies on May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026, with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole grains, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, spanning the contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The source does not directly confirm that beluga lentils appear in any of these solicitations; the code's application to these opportunities may reflect a broader food-supply tagging convention rather than specific commodity-line procurement of non-GMO lentils.