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 covering dried, non-GMO cylindra beets supplied to state and local nutrition and food-service programs. In practice, state and local governments procure this product as part of broader food and produce solicitations supporting school lunch programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations subject to Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products) and compliance with federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Issuing bodies include city and county school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of commissioners operating senior meal programs. The code sees activity from purchasing departments serving school food and nutrition services, institutional food procurement divisions, and public health agencies operating congregate and home-delivery meal programs.

Recent opportunities show concentration in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with solicitations from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFP (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with electronic bids due the same day; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB (SN002-2027) on June 10, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an ITB (ITB2600289) on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026.