UNSPSC 50593242: Dried Non GMO nk-199 corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO nk-199 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 50593242 Dried Non GMO nk-199 corn (Commodity) represents a narrow agricultural product line, but state and local procurement activity under this specific code is minimal. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for dried non-GMO nk-199 corn. Instead, the code appears in a broader food procurement context where school districts, counties, and state agencies are soliciting across large, diverse food categories — fresh produce, grocery items, meal preparation services, and kitchen consumables — under single RFPs or IFBs that span hundreds of line items. When dried corn appears in these solicitations, it is typically one ingredient among many rather than a standalone procurement driver, and the specific varietal designation (nk-199) is not commonly visible in posted opportunity summaries.

The issuing bodies active in related food procurement include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement), and regional dining centers. Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with a June 30 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items with June 26 response deadline; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13 response deadline. The code itself signals limited direct pursuit opportunity; success in this commodity depends on presence within broader food-service cooperative purchasing agreements or vendor relationships with school nutrition programs and state foodservice facilities.