UNSPSC 50591511: Dried Non GMO vert de laon artichokes

The variety of Non GMO artichokes known as Non GMO vert de laon 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 50591511 Dried Non GMO Vert de Laon Artichokes, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope; the single identified opportunity tagged under this code does not procure dried artichokes specifically. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meat products—a broad K-12 school nutrition procurement rather than a specialty dried-vegetable contract. Buy American requirements mandate at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients, products must meet Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and all items are subject to blind taste and specification testing at vendor expense.

State and local buyers pursuing grocery supply under this code primarily serve school districts and public food service operations rather than specialty-ingredient procurement. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county school systems (Hancock County and Bulloch County, Georgia; Douglas County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi; Savannah-Chatham, Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), city departments (Dallas, Meriden Connecticut), and state health-and-human-services agencies (Texas HHSC), with strong concentration in Georgia and Florida school nutrition programs. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (SY27, due June 26, 2026), Douglas County School System's food-supply-and-distribution RFP serving 32 schools with $9 million annual spend (26-003, due February 18, 2026), and Meriden Public Schools' comprehensive grocery and USDA Foods RFP ($3.1 million estimated value, RFP02641, due February 25, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, and Mississippi, with Georgia being the standout repeat buyer. The code's narrow commodity focus—dried, non-GMO specialty artichokes—does not align with the broad-based school nutrition and institutional food service procurement actually occurring; vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify individual line-item specifications rather than assume blanket dried-artichoke demand.