UNSPSC 50591909: Dried Non GMO chioggia beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO chioggia beets 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 50591909 Dried Non-GMO Chioggia Beets is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single dried vegetable product, but recent state and local opportunities show the code being applied to broad food and consumables procurement where dried beets may appear as one line item among hundreds. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and state agencies procuring foodservice supplies for nutrition programs—the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's RFP for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 items (due June 26, 2026). All three school district solicitations emphasize Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP protocols, and delivery to multiple school sites. The work is administrative foodservice procurement rather than specialty ingredient sourcing—vendors are expected to stock broad commodity ranges, accept electronic ordering through school systems (LINQ, e-Procurement portals), and meet rapid delivery windows including 24-hour emergency stock.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Recent solicitations come from Connecticut (Bridgeport), Georgia (Hancock County), Texas (El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Florida (Hillsborough County). The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) represents a higher-value opportunity at $17.8 million over three years, serving congregate and home-delivered meals to seniors across 25 dining and daycare centers, though this work spans meal preparation and logistics rather than ingredient procurement alone. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products RFP (due June 22, 2026) with scope details in an attached document not fully summarized in the source. All recent solicitations stress vendor performance history verification, insurance requirements ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence, and formal compliance documentation including debarment checks and conflict-of-interest certifications. The code shows active state and local procurement but little evidence of specialized dried-beet sourcing; it functions here as a catch-all taxonomy for broad foodservice commodity buys.