UNSPSC 50593203: Dried Non GMO ambrosia corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO ambrosia corn 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 50593203 Dried Non GMO ambrosia corn is a Commodity code covering specialty dried corn products procured by state and local education and nutrition agencies for school meal programs, senior services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments buy dried non-GMO ambrosia corn primarily as a component of larger fresh produce and grocery solicitations supporting National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The work spans school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs; issuing bodies include city procurement departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut), state-level health and nutrition agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi), and county commissions managing senior nutrition (Hillsborough County, Florida). Solicitations typically embed individual produce line items—including ambrosia apples and specialty dried corn—within broad grocery or fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity procurements.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, and the contract term running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) released IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning more than 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and other produce, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 and performance July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026, with a prior-period monetary value of $1.5 million. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) released ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. No standalone ambrosia corn procurements appear in the recent opportunities block; the code's activity is embedded within larger institutional food service contracts.