UNSPSC 50591837: Dried Non GMO mat beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO mat 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 50591837 Dried Non GMO mat beans, a Commodity code, covers dried legumes and specialty bean products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal boards of education buying dried beans as line items within broader grocery and food-supply contracts. The work spans competitive sealed bidding on food commodities for National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provision adherence (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), and compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and comparable state regulations. Vendors must meet food-safety certifications including HACCP plans, provide nutritional analyses and ingredient panels, maintain product liability and general liability insurance, and accept orders through school nutrition management systems such as LINQ School Solutions. Delivery is typically scheduled to central warehouses and multiple school sites on standard pallets with firm pricing and no fuel surcharges permitted throughout the contract term.

Recent activity spans the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (for Bridgeport Board of Education) posted a grocery-items RFQ (BNB052266) due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027 and delivery to central warehouse and school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) due July 11, 2026, for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million (prior period September 1, 2025–August 31, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning multiple varieties and specialty items with delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted an ITB (ITB2600289) due June 25, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes (Bid No. 609-26) due April 29, 2026.