UNSPSC 50592900: Dried Non GMO chicories

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO chicories 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 50592900 Dried Non GMO chicories is a Class code that encompasses dried vegetables and legume ingredients purchased by state and local food service operations, school nutrition programs, and institutional meal providers. State and local governments source these items as components in school lunch programs, senior meal services, institutional food preparation, and commodity-based meal offerings subject to Buy American provisions and federal nutrition standards. The issuing bodies span school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing departments supporting food and nutrition services. Work solicited under this code includes multi-item food supply contracts where dried chicories appear as line items within broader grocery, produce, and kitchen-product acquisitions serving child nutrition programs, Adult Care Food Program operations, and state-supported living facilities.

Recent activity shows school districts and county boards of education as primary buyers. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program meal boxes under IFB #SN002-2027 due April 29, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) sought over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American requirements and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce and related items for the 2026-27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 due July 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) sought senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated value of $17,832,659.90 over three years under ITB-26-00289 due June 25, 2026. Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida, with school nutrition and senior meal programs representing the majority of visible demand.