UNSPSC 50592504: Dried Non GMO chantenay carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO chantenay carrots 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 50592504 Dried Non GMO chantenay carrots is a Commodity code covering a single product line — dried, non-genetically-modified chantenay carrots — that state and local procurement offices acquire as part of broader food service and school nutrition programs. The code appears in solicitations tagged to school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices seeking fresh or processed produce for child nutrition, senior meal programs, and institutional food service. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). The work involves supplying vegetables as line items within larger food-service contracts that span breakfast items, frozen products, fresh produce, canned goods, and other kitchen supplies, with deliveries made to central warehouses, school sites, senior centers, and dining facilities. Vendors must meet Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients in processed products where applicable), provide HACCP plans, maintain commercial liability insurance, and comply with nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Connecticut, with representative opportunities including Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (including carrots, among many vegetables and fruits) due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program, due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026; and the State of Georgia's solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products, due June 22, 2026. The Commodity code does not appear as a standalone line item in these recent solicitations; instead, dried non-GMO chantenay carrots would be one of many produce SKUs nested within larger vegetable or produce categories. Activity is recent and ongoing across school districts, county health and human services agencies, and state procurement offices, though this specific dried-carrot product line shows no standalone recent opportunities in the source material.