UNSPSC 50591600: Dried Non GMO asparagus

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO asparagus that has 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 50591600 Dried Non GMO asparagus is a Class code that encompasses dried vegetable products sourced from non-GMO suppliers for institutional food service. State and local governments are procuring dried asparagus primarily as a line item within broader grocery and food-service contracts for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported facility operations. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing departments acting on behalf of education clients. The work solicited spans full-service grocery delivery under cooperative agreements with nutrition compliance requirements, including Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51 percent), adherence to USDA National School Lunch Program standards, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition specifications.

Recent state and local opportunities naming this code show activity concentrated in the Southeast and lower Midwest. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items including dried vegetables, with sealed bids due June 30, 2026, to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services; deliveries are required Monday through Friday to a central warehouse and designated school sites on a firm-fixed pricing basis. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (historical contract value $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period) supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 11, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Sparta, Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; that solicitation emphasizes Buy American requirements and 24/7 recall accessibility via HACCP plans. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, with competitive sealed bids due June 25, 2026, requiring Florida Department of Elderly Affairs caterer licensure.