UNSPSC 50591809: Dried Non GMO blackeyed beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO blackeyed 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 50591809 Dried Non GMO blackeyed beans is a Commodity code capturing legume products state and local governments buy for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal delivery. Recent solicitations show that dried blackeyed beans are procured as components of larger food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items; they appear in multi-category grocery and fresh-produce awards that serve school breakfast and lunch programs under the National School Lunch Program and related child nutrition initiatives. 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 commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida for senior meals), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center). School districts and institutional food-service operators dominate the buyer pool, with contracts typically structured as annual or multi-year firm-fixed-price awards subject to Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent minimum for processed agricultural products) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition compliance.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with recent opportunities from Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida between April and July 2026. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items spanning produce, dairy, meat, and prepared foods (due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB covering 200+ line items with delivery to three school sites (due June 26, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026); and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). Buy American domestic-content certification, HACCP plans, nutritional compliance documentation, liability insurance ($1,000,000 to $2,000,000 minimum per occurrence), and 24/7 delivery and emergency-response capability are standard bid requirements across solicitations.