UNSPSC 50592300: Dried Non GMO cabbages

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO cabbages that has 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 50592300 Dried Non GMO Cabbages is a Class code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally covers a single commodity—dried, non-GMO cabbage products—yet the opportunities posted under this code span comprehensive school nutrition supply contracts, senior meal preparation and delivery services, and broad grocery procurement for public institutions. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that issuing bodies are applying this code as a catch-all for food product procurement rather than for dried cabbage specifically.

Recent solicitations show that state and local governments are buying groceries and prepared meals through school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county purchasing offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Douglas County School System in Georgia), municipal agencies (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, City of Dallas), state health and human services (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and independent school districts across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia. The issuing bodies range from large urban districts with substantial student populations to state-level procurement supporting residential facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (five opportunities), with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Board of Education's National School Lunch Program with firm pricing and 48-hour delivery cycles; Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple varieties with a July 1, 2026 start; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 27, 2026 sealed-bid Master Grocery K-12 contract covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 13, 2026 IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products for state-supported living centers with estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually. This code shows substantial recent activity but requires careful vendor review of actual solicitation scope rather than reliance on the code name alone.