UNSPSC 50592301: Dried Non GMO black cabbages

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO black cabbage 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 50592301 Dried Non GMO black cabbages is a Commodity code that captures dried vegetable ingredients used in institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state facilities, senior meal services, and similar operations that source bulk dried produce for meal preparation and distribution. State and local governments solicit dried cabbages and other dried vegetables primarily through school districts and state health and human services agencies as components of larger grocery, produce, and food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items; these vegetables appear embedded within multi-hundred-line-item food procurement RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs that span fresh and processed items across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and specialty dietary needs.

Recent activity shows school districts and state agencies across the Southeast and Texas as primary buyers. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services on an IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering 1,100-plus line items subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, with delivery to central warehouse and school sites through July 2027. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted a fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning 200-plus items for the 2026–27 school year with three delivery locations and firm pricing through June 2027. Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and contract term through August 31, 2027 with renewal options. The State of Georgia posted an open food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026) with scope details in an attached document. These opportunities reflect institutional scale, Buy American compliance requirements, nutritional standards, and firm pricing structures typical of school and public-facility food service procurement.