UNSPSC 50593400: Dried Non GMO cucumbers

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO cucumbers 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 50593400 Dried Non-GMO Cucumbers is a Class code that does not reflect the current state and local procurement activity linked to it. The code nominally covers a single dried-vegetable commodity, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code span comprehensive food-service procurement across school districts, county governments, state agencies, and senior-services providers—including fresh produce, groceries, meal preparation, and distribution services that bear no relationship to dried cucumbers. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at source or a data-integration issue. The actual solicitation activity under this tag encompasses school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and multi-vendor grocery supply chains serving K–12 education, adult daycare, congregate senior meals, and state-supported living facilities.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), supplemented by state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; City of Dallas, Texas), and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). School district nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunities. Recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026), Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP (due February 25, 2026 with approximately $3.1 million estimated contract value), Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026 with approximately $9 million estimated annual expenditure), and Hillsborough County's Senior Meals Preparation and Delivery Services ITB (due June 25, 2026 with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (El Paso, Dallas), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). The code shows significant procurement volume but carries no analytical value for vendors targeting dried-cucumber supply; the classification requires correction before this UNSPSC code is usable for market research or bid tracking.