UNSPSC 50592908: Dried Non GMO sanda chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO sanda chicory 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 50592908 Dried Non GMO Sanda Chicory, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code specifies a narrow agricultural ingredient—dried chicory without genetic modification—yet the most recent opportunities solicited under this classification span comprehensive school nutrition supply contracts, senior meal services, fresh produce procurement, and boxed meal delivery for government events, none of which identify dried chicory as a line item or specification.

State and local procurement under codes tagged as 50592908 originates from school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County and Douglas County school systems in Georgia, Hancock County Schools in Mississippi, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), county nutrition programs (Hillsborough County in Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Florida, Mississippi—and in mid-Atlantic and Connecticut jurisdictions, with contract values ranging from estimated annual spend of $1.5 million (Texas HHSC facility) to $17.8 million over three years (Hillsborough County senior meals) and $9 million annually (Douglas County schools). Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) for weekly grocery delivery to 52 school locations, the City of Bridgeport's grocery items RFP for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026, with over 1,100 line items and Buy American compliance requirements), Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP serving 25,500 students with $9 million estimated annual value (due February 18, 2026), and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB with $17.8 million estimated value over three years (due June 25, 2026). The mismatch between the code's specific ingredient focus and the broad-based nutrition procurement these opportunities represent suggests either inconsistent code tagging in the source system or that dried chicory, if procured at all under this code, represents an immaterial line item within much larger food service supply contracts rather than a standalone procurement driver.