UNSPSC 50593204: Dried Non GMO argent corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO argent 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 50593204 Dried Non GMO argent corn (Commodity) encompasses dried corn products for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state-supported facility meal preparation. State and local governments procure this commodity as part of broader food and nutrition contracts serving school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal meal programs. The recent opportunities show that dried corn appears as one line item within larger grocery and food-supply solicitations rather than as a standalone commodity purchase, reflecting how state and local jurisdictions typically consolidate food procurement across multiple product categories to achieve volume pricing and operational efficiency. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county commissioners (Hillsborough County in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing departments acting on behalf of school nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases).

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (response due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million (response due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce and commodity items for the 2026-27 school year (response due June 26, 2026). Most solicitations apply Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products and mandate compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Contracts typically run twelve months with optional renewals, pricing is firm-fixed, and delivery consolidates to central warehouses or multiple school sites on standard pallet formats with prepaid freight.