UNSPSC 50591918: Dried Non GMO monaco beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO monaco 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 50591918 Dried Non GMO monaco beets is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried vegetable products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and public agencies operating congregate and home-delivered meal programs. The recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring dried and fresh produce as components of larger grocery and food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code's narrow focus on a single dried-beet product diverges from the actual scope of work being solicited, which typically encompasses hundreds of line items spanning multiple produce categories, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include school districts (the most frequent buyers for child nutrition and summer food service programs), county boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and county commissioners' offices operating senior meal and congregate dining programs. School districts and state nutrition agencies dominate the procurement activity under related food-service codes, with standardized compliance requirements including National School Lunch Program adherence, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and food-safety certifications across all solicitations.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with the most visible opportunities in school-district procurement. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items with July 1, 2026 contract start), Hancock County Board of Education soliciting fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line-item produce varieties), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with $1.5 million prior-period value), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years). The code shows limited recent standalone-dried-beet procurement; opportunities tagged under this code are predominantly broad grocery and fresh-produce contracts where individual dried vegetables appear as minor line items within multivend or single-vendor food agreements.