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 does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—dried non-GMO chicory products—does not match the solicitations tagged under it, which instead reflect broad food and nutrition procurement across school districts, counties, and state agencies.

The most recent opportunities posted under this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts across multiple states. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education is seeking grocery items including cereals, frozen products, vegetables, and dairy for the National School Lunch Program (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is procuring food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia is requesting bids on fresh produce spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Hillsborough County in Florida is seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services for congregate and home-delivered meals (ITB-26-00289, estimated value $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is soliciting a Master Grocery K-12 contract for school delivery and warehouse supply (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut is procuring commercial groceries and USDA Foods for 8,200 students across 13 sites (RFP02641, anticipated value approximately $3,100,000 for 2026-2027, proposals due February 25, 2026). Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving 25,500 students (RFP 26-003, estimated annual expenditure $9,000,000, due February 18, 2026).

Issuing bodies include large urban school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Meriden, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County), state nutrition authorities (Texas HHSC, Georgia State), county school systems (Hancock County, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier), and county human services agencies (Hillsborough County). Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with solicitations from Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear across school nutrition contracts, and all institutional food solicitations mandate HACCP certification, nutritional compliance, firm fixed pricing, and delivery on F.O.B. destination terms. Set-asides and disadvantaged-enterprise preferences are not prominently featured in the recent postings, though business classification requirements are standard. The code shows active procurement volume but poor thematic alignment with its stated commodity scope.