UNSPSC 50593210: Dried Non GMO calico belle corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO calico belle 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 50593210 Dried Non GMO calico belle corn, a Commodity code, represents a narrow agricultural ingredient category that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts, particularly for school nutrition programs operating under National School Lunch Program requirements. Recent solicitations show this code sitting within larger grocery and produce procurement efforts where dried corn and similar commodity ingredients anchor meal planning and bulk purchasing. The work being solicited involves supplying pre-specification dried corn that meets Buy American domestic-content thresholds (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, allergen restrictions, and quality-control testing by school food-service personnel and laboratory technicians. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices managing senior meal programs and child nutrition initiatives. Vendors must navigate firm fixed-price contracts with no fuel or freight surcharges, maintain compliance documentation including USDA statements and nutritional analyses, carry commercial general liability and products liability insurance at specified minimums, accept orders through school ordering systems such as LINQ School Solutions, and meet delivery schedules on standard pallets to central warehouses and designated school sites.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items including dried goods for the Bridgeport Board of Education, with a contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and responses due by 2:00 p.m. the same day. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB for fresh produce on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, covering a July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, contract period and delivery to three school locations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026, and a historical annual value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289) with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. School districts in Mississippi and Georgia dominate recent notice volume, alongside state and county meal-service programs, all operating within calendar school-year or fiscal-year contract cycles aligned to July 1 or September 1 start dates.