UNSPSC 50591604: Dried Non GMO lucullus asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO lucullus 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 50591604 Dried Non GMO Lucullus Asparagus (Commodity) covers dried asparagus products procured by school districts, county health agencies, and state nutrition programs for institutional food service. State and local governments buy this code primarily as a component ingredient within larger food-service contracts that span fresh produce, frozen items, canned goods, and specialty dietary products for school lunch programs, senior meal services, and state-supported living facilities. The work is solicited across school nutrition departments, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices managing congregate meal programs and home-delivered nutrition services.

Recent state and local solicitations show activity across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for Fresh Produce SY27 due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of fresh and specialty produce for three school delivery sites over the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB052266 for Grocery Items due June 30, 2026, spanning 1,100+ line items including vegetables for the Bridgeport Board of Education, subject to Buy American requirements (51% domestic agricultural content) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, with historical monthly value of approximately $125,000; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) posted a bid for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes due April 29, 2026. Dried asparagus does not appear as a line item in any of these recent opportunities; the code sees little relevant recent state and local procurement activity.