UNSPSC 50590000: Dried Non GMO vegetables

Plants cultivated Non GMO for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flower that have been dried for preservation. To qualify as being dried, the vegetables should have been subjected to a commercial process for moisture reduction.

UNSPSC 50590000 Dried Non GMO vegetables, a Family code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities. The code designation names dried and non-GMO vegetables specifically, yet the recent solicitations—spanning school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply—center on fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply (including proteins, grains, dairy, beverages, condiments, and processed foods), and meal delivery services rather than dried vegetables as a narrow category. When code and procurement reality diverge this sharply, the opportunities themselves define what is actually being bought: state and local jurisdictions are sourcing fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus); comprehensive food and consumable products for cafeterias, senior centers, and state facilities; packaged meal boxes; and full-service meal preparation and delivery. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal food service operations dominate the issuing bodies. The recent opportunities show no meaningful activity under the dried-vegetable scope the code name suggests.

Recent solicitations cluster in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #043025 for comprehensive school nutrition grocery spanning multiple food categories with a May 4, 2026 deadline; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid 26-34 for fresh produce with an April 23, 2026 deadline; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) posted RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperating school districts with a March 4, 2026 deadline and an estimated $5.5 million annual spend; and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with an April 27, 2026 deadline. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) solicited grocery items for its Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 deadline under IFB BNB052266. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 11, 2026 deadline and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with a June 25, 2026 deadline and an estimated three-year contract value of $17.8 million. Because the code itself does not align with procurement reality, the Family tier does not support a reliable forward signal for this category.