UNSPSC 50593304: Dried Non GMO wintercress

The variety of Non GMO cresses known as Non GMO wintercress 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 50593304 Dried Non GMO wintercress is a Commodity code that nominally addresses a single agricultural product line, but recent state and local opportunities show no solicitations specifically for dried wintercress or related niche produce items. The opportunities in this source overwhelmingly reflect school nutrition procurement (breakfast and lunch meal components for K–12 districts), senior meal preparation and delivery, and institutional food service across fresh produce, groceries, eggs, and broad food-service categories. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System, Meriden Public Schools), county boards of education, state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas, City of Meriden, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. A single specialized commodity code—dried non-GMO wintercress—does not align with the bulk, commodity-grade purchasing patterns evident in these solicitations.

Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions: Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, and statewide procurements), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Texas (Health and Human Services Commission El Paso facility). Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K–12 IFB (April 2026, 76 minimum grocery items firm fixed price for 45 schools plus distribution centers), Bulloch County Board of Education IFB #043025 (May 2026, comprehensive grocery and produce across 14 school sites), Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (February 2026, approximately $9 million estimated annual food supply and distribution for 32 schools), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 (April 2026, fresh produce across 72 line items to 60 school sites). The code shows little relevant recent activity; opportunities posted under this code reflect broad food-service categories rather than specialty dried produce items.