UNSPSC 50591819: Dried Non GMO fava beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO fava 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 50591819 Dried Non GMO fava beans is a Commodity code reflecting a narrow product line, yet state and local procurement activity under this code is minimal and scattered. Recent solicitations tagged with this code are predominantly for broad school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service contracts where dried fava beans may appear as one item among hundreds of line items in multi-category grocery, produce, or food-service RFPs and IFBs. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery items bid (BNB052266) encompasses over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast goods, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, and dairy; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB (HHS0017449) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center covers food and consumable products broadly; and Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) focuses primarily on fresh fruits and vegetables rather than dried legumes. Issuing bodies include school districts, state health agencies, and county governments, all of which conduct annual or semi-annual food service procurement cycles to support child nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, and institutional dining operations.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the South and Midwest, with recent opportunities posted from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Bridgeport IFB closed June 30, 2026, with an electronic submission deadline through OpenGov; the Texas HHSC IFB closed July 13, 2026, with historical monthly spend around $1.5 million; Hancock County's produce IFB closed June 26, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District's packaged meal-box bid closed April 29, 2026. None of the recent opportunities explicitly isolated dried fava beans as a line item or prioritized that commodity, and sourcing appears incidental to broader meal-service and food-supply frameworks governed by Buy American provisions, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP compliance. Firms pursuing this code should expect to compete within large multi-category food contracts rather than standalone dried-legume procurements.