UNSPSC 50591915: Dried Non GMO egyptian turnip rooted beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO egyptian turnip rooted 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 50591915 Dried Non GMO egyptian turnip rooted beets is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement primarily as part of broader food-service solicitations for school nutrition programs and institutional meal service rather than as a standalone dried-vegetable purchase. The code shows little direct activity; recent opportunities tagged with this commodity instead reflect comprehensive grocery, produce, or meal-service contracts where dried beets may represent one line item among hundreds. School districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal food-service authorities issue most solicitations in this family, with examples including Bridgeport (Connecticut) seeking over 1,100 grocery line items for its Board of Education, Hancock County Schools (Georgia) soliciting fresh produce across 200+ line items, Douglas County Schools (Georgia) requesting fresh produce and eggs for a 30-district cooperative buying group, and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) procuring groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. The code does not separate out dried vegetables as a specialty procurement category; instead, it sits within master grocery or produce contracts where unit pricing, Buy American compliance (minimum 51% domestic content in processed products where applicable), HACCP food-safety plans, and firm fixed pricing are standard terms.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Northeast, with the most visible opportunities from Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems, and State of Georgia), Connecticut (Bridgeport and Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Texas (El Paso health services), posted between January and July 2026. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items with a June 30, 2026 due date covering 1,100+ line items for Food & Nutrition Services, Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce with 200+ line items due June 26, 2026, and Douglas County's RFP for food supply and distribution serving 32,500 students with approximately $9,000,000 annual expenditure and a February 18, 2026 proposal deadline. All contracts typically impose firm fixed pricing for the full contract term, require prepaid freight and F.O.B. destination delivery, and mandate vendor compliance with Title VII CFR and USDA food-service regulations. The code itself carries no decision-relevant differentiation; pursuit depends on capacity to bid competitively on master grocery contracts where dried root vegetables are commoditized line items rather than specialty offerings.