UNSPSC 50593249: Dried Non GMO pristine corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO pristine 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 50593249 Dried Non GMO pristine corn, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement — specifically non-GMO dried corn products for use in meal planning and food preparation. State and local governments purchase dried corn under this code primarily through school districts and county/municipal nutrition programs that source ingredients for breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, condiments, and prepared meals. The issuing bodies are predominantly school boards and districts managing child nutrition programs, county departments of education, and county commissioners' offices administering senior meal services. These entities source dried corn as a commodity ingredient subject to Buy American requirements (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and compliance with federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA regulations governing school lunch and breakfast programs.

Recent state and local opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas, and Florida, with school districts and county education boards representing the majority of current solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (posted June 30, 2026; response due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 items across the 2026-27 school year (posted June 10, 2026; response due June 26, 2026) requiring 51 percent domestic content; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (posted June 11, 2026; response due July 11, 2026) with historical spend of $1.5 million; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's sealed-bid solicitation for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program Packaged 7-Day Meal Boxes (posted April 23, 2026; response due April 29, 2026). Opportunities typically feature competitive sealed bidding, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms, and contract periods running July through June aligned with school fiscal years.