UNSPSC 50591500: Dried Non GMO artichokes

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO artichokes that have 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 50591500 Dried Non-GMO Artichokes is a Class code that in practice names one line item within a much broader set of food-service and school-nutrition procurement covering fresh produce, grocery staples, and meal preparation across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span fresh produce contracts for school districts, bulk food and consumable procurement for state health facilities, senior meal services, and school-lunch program supply, but the code itself appears to capture only the narrowest subset—dried artichokes specifically—rather than the full commodity families these jurisdictions are actually buying. State and local issuers soliciting food and produce include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county health and human services departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), with repeat school-district procurement for fresh produce and nutrition items dominating the recent activity.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 deadline covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, root vegetables, and specialty produce for July 2026 through June 2027 delivery. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 deadline, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a June 25, 2026 deadline. The code shows measurable but narrowly targeted recent state and local activity; dried artichokes as a discrete commodity line represent a minor subset of the broader produce and grocery procurement these jurisdictions are executing.