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 that captures processed vegetable products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement activity under this specific code. When dried carrots appear in solicitations, they typically surface as line items within broader fresh or processed produce contracts rather than as standalone purchases. Recent opportunities spanning school nutrition, senior meal programs, and facility food service reflect state and local demand for comprehensive produce sourcing—fresh apples, berries, root vegetables including fresh carrots, leafy greens, and citrus—rather than specialized dried varieties. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix: Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) have all posted produce-focused RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs in the past four months. State health and human services agencies also procure food products—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for an El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026)—as do county commissions and cities managing senior services and institutional feeding programs.

Procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Georgia leads with multiple school district RFPs (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County) and a state-level fresh produce IFB (#4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026), while Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia show active school nutrition procurement. The City of Bridgeport's Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026, extended Q&A deadline June 15, 2026), with Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). Most school district procurements require firm, fixed pricing F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple sites, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, and commercial general liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence. The absence of dried-carrot-specific bids suggests the code sees little standalone activity; vendors pursuing this code should focus on bundle or framework agreements with regional school districts and food service cooperatives rather than expect isolated dried-produce requests.