UNSPSC 50592004: Dried Non GMO chinese broccoli

The variety of Non GMO broccoli known as Non GMO chinese broccoli 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 50592004 Dried Non-GMO Chinese Broccoli (Commodity) does not reflect active procurement by state and local governments in the recent opportunities dataset. The code nominally identifies a single specialty vegetable product, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code show no purchases of dried or processed broccoli — fresh produce procurement dominates, along with broader grocery and meal-service categories that incidentally may include broccoli as one line item among hundreds.

School districts and county boards of education across the South drive the visible activity in food procurement. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) each solicited fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including fresh broccoli among apples, berries, root vegetables, and leafy greens; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) requested fresh produce across 72 items; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued two separate RFPs totaling approximately $13.4 million for fresh produce, eggs, and main-line food distribution serving 30 districts and 25,500 students. City school districts in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools) also solicited comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts. Beyond K-12, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for a state-supported living center, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) sought senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. The City of Dallas and City of Bridgeport issued meal and grocery RFPs. The code itself—dried, non-GMO Chinese broccoli as a commodity—aligns with none of these buys. Recent opportunities show fresh produce procurement, commodity bundling across multiple vegetable types, and integrated meal services, not specialty dried vegetables. Pursue this code only if your firm supplies bulk fresh broccoli, pre-cut produce, or ingredient-level vegetable commodities to school nutrition programs or institutional food service; the specific dried-broccoli classification carries no discernible state and local activity at this time.