UNSPSC 50592506: Dried Non GMO paris market carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO paris market 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 50592506 Dried Non GMO Paris Market Carrots is a Commodity code that designates a specific agricultural product—dehydrated carrots meeting non-GMO standards—but state and local governments buy this product almost exclusively as part of broader school meal and institutional food service contracts rather than as a standalone line item. The recent opportunities show that carrots (both fresh and processed) appear as individual line items within large multi-category grocery and produce RFQs and IFBs that school districts, state health agencies, and county food service operations issue to supply breakfast, lunch, snack, and special-diet programs. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, State of Georgia), and county commissioners (Hillsborough County). School districts dominate the recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program procurement and summer meal service mandates. Vendors bidding on these opportunities must comply with Buy American provisions (typically 51% domestic agricultural content for processed items), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety protocols, and extensive insurance and background-screening requirements. Deliveries are typically made to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites on a Monday-through-Friday schedule with firm pricing and no fuel surcharges permitted.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and South—Georgia, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and Connecticut—with school districts accounting for the bulk of recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items RFQ (electronic bid due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items spanning vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (sealed bids due June 26, 2026) specifying 200+ produce line items including multiple carrot and root vegetable items with delivery to three school sites; and Texas HHSC's food and consumable products IFB (proposals due July 11, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million serving a state-supported living center. The Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (bids due June 25, 2026) represents an outlier at $17.8 million over three years but requires on-site meal preparation rather than commodity supply. All recent opportunities impose firm fixed pricing for contract terms of 12 to 36 months, with payment Net 30 to Net 45 days, and reserve award discretion to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or multiple vendors based on value and performance history.