UNSPSC 50591808: Dried Non GMO black shackamaxon beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO black shackamaxon beans 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 50591808 Dried Non-GMO black shackamaxon beans is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of specialty dried legumes for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show minimal direct activity for the specific product line and instead reflect broader grocery and food-service procurement under general commodity codes. The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). School districts emerge as repeat buyers, with multiple solicitations for food and nutrition services supporting the National School Lunch Program and summer meal programs. The work being solicited includes fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, grocery items spanning breakfast cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products, as well as senior meal preparation and delivery services—a scope that encompasses specialty dried beans only incidentally if at all.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Connecticut (Bridgeport), Georgia (Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (El Paso), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier)—with solicitations posted between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted an RFQ for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (multiple apple and berry varieties, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens) with bids due June 26, 2026, and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026. Hillsborough County posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026. These opportunities demonstrate that the code, as tagged in practice, does not reflect procurement specifically for dried specialty beans but rather serves as an umbrella classifier for institutional bulk food purchasing where such products may appear as line items within larger commodity baskets.