UNSPSC 50593403: Dried Non GMO athene cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO athene cucumbers that have 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 50593403 Dried Non-GMO Athene cucumbers, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent solicitations tagged under it span broad institutional food procurement — breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meat products for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported living facilities. State and local issuing bodies under this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state departments of education. The work involves supplying institutional food service operations subject to Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP compliance, and blind testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians. Vendors must accept orders through school nutrition systems, maintain backup stock for emergency 24-hour delivery, carry commercial general liability and products liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and provide complete nutritional analyses, product labels, state health inspections, and professional references at bid submission.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases released an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, under solicitation BNB052266; Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division requested bids under IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026; and the State of Georgia requested bids for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026, under solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009.