UNSPSC 50591910: Dried Non GMO cylindra beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO cylindra 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 50591910 Dried Non GMO cylindra beets is a Commodity code that names a single produce line item. State and local governments rarely solicit this specific product in isolation; instead, they procure dried beets as one line item within much larger fresh-produce, dried-produce, or comprehensive grocery aggregations for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The code shows minimal direct activity in the recent solicitations block — no opportunity explicitly names cylindra beets — but the underlying procurement pattern is robust: school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal food-service operations source produce through standing term contracts that bundle hundreds of line items across fresh, frozen, canned, and dried categories, with dried vegetables typically included as minor components of broader specifications. Issuing bodies are predominantly K-12 school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden, Douglas County), state departments (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services), and county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear in nearly all school nutrition solicitations, and USDA compliance, HACCP plans, and detailed nutritional labeling requirements are standard across the segment.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with recent school nutrition procurements spanning multiple districts within each state. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with 76 minimum line items across elementary, middle, and high schools, due April 27, 2026; Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution supporting 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual spend, proposals due February 18, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items and delivery to three school sites, bids due June 26, 2026. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) anticipated a contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026-2027 under RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods, with proposals due February 25, 2026. These aggregated procurements afford opportunities for dried-produce suppliers to position cylindra beets and similar specialty items as part of broader grocery or produce vendor relationships, though the code itself does not appear as a standalone line item in current state and local notices.