UNSPSC 50591800: Dried Non GMO beans

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO beans 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 50591800 Dried Non GMO beans is a Class code that covers bulk dried legumes used in school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal operations. State and local governments procure dried beans primarily as components of commodity-based meal programs, particularly through school districts and senior nutrition authorities that prepare meals under federal nutrition standards. Recent solicitations show beans appearing as line items within broader food service and grocery procurement cycles rather than as standalone commodity purchases, typically bundled with fresh produce, grains, and prepared foods under Buy American provisions requiring domestic content minimums.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meals), alongside Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for state supported living centers. The Meriden Public Schools RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (due February 25, 2026, with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000) and the Douglas County School System RFP for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026, with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000) represent large-scale institutional food service where dried beans function as specification-line items. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases grocery bid (due June 30, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) similarly reflect the pattern of beans as components within comprehensive school nutrition procurement. No recent opportunities focus exclusively on dried beans; the code appears most active within multi-category food service RFPs and IFBs where dried legumes meet domestic sourcing mandates and nutritional requirements under Title VII and Child Nutrition Act standards.