UNSPSC 50591602: Dried Non GMO franklin asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO franklin asparagus 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 50591602 Dried Non GMO franklin asparagus is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities available. The code nominally describes a single dried produce item, yet the recent solicitation activity under this code shows no relevant procurement for dried asparagus or similar specialty produce line items. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly consist of broad food service procurement for school districts, counties, and state agencies—including comprehensive grocery supply contracts, fresh produce sourcing, meal preparation and delivery services, and food and consumable products for institutional facilities. These opportunities span meal programs for K-12 schools, senior nutrition services, state health and human services facilities, and institutional food operations that require hundreds to thousands of line items across protein, dairy, produce, grains, condiments, and prepared foods. The mismatch suggests either miscategorization in the issuing bodies' procurement systems or limited actual demand for dried non-GMO asparagus as a standalone commodity within state and local purchasing.

Recent activity spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Georgia, Meriden Public Schools Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education Mississippi, Pascagoula-Gautier School District Mississippi), counties (Hillsborough County Florida, Douglas County Georgia), cities (Bridgeport Connecticut, Dallas Texas), states (Georgia, Texas), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative Georgia), with solicitations issued as RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs across June 2026 back to January 2026. The geographic footprint extends across the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut), Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), and Southwest (Texas). The largest recent opportunity was Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery services at $17.8 million over three years; Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution at approximately $9 million annually; and the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs procurement at approximately $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas. None of these opportunities explicitly call for dried asparagus or similar specialty dried-produce items as a material line item. Given the absence of active demand for the commodity as specified, this code presents minimal pursuit opportunity in the current state and local procurement cycle.