UNSPSC 50593300: Dried Non GMO cresses

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO cresses 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 50593300 Dried Non GMO cresses, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The single opportunity tagged with this code—the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026)—encompasses over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services. Dried non-GMO cresses represent a narrow specialty commodity within an expansive food service procurement, and the available solicitation records do not indicate that cresses, dried or fresh, are being solicited as a standalone product or category by state and local buyers.

The broader pattern in the data shows school districts, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing departments procuring comprehensive food supplies through master grocery contracts, fresh produce bids, and school nutrition RFPs and IFBs. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026, Georgia). Activity concentrates in school nutrition procurement across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas, with contracts typically running one year from July 1 through June 30, renewable at the district's discretion. The code shows no recent, substantive activity specific to dried non-GMO cresses as a distinct procurement category.