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 is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not align with this narrow scope. The opportunities instead reflect broad school nutrition and senior meal procurement—wholesale groceries, fresh produce, eggs, and prepared meal delivery across multiple product categories. State and local purchasing offices are using this code to tag comprehensive food service solicitations that span dozens or hundreds of line items, from frozen vegetables to beverages to dairy to prepared meals, rather than sourcing a single dried-cucumber product. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), state nutrition programs (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and a city government (Dallas). School nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, with contracts spanning July 1 fiscal-year start dates typical of K-12 food service budgeting.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and also Texas (Dallas, HHSC El Paso) and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (response due April 27, 2026) covering 76-plus grocery line items for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods (response due February 25, 2026, anticipated award value $3,100,000 for 2026–2027); Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution services (response due February 18, 2026, estimated annual expenditure $9,000,000); and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery (response due June 25, 2026, estimated three-year value $17,832,659.90). The code shows robust recent activity but significant category misalignment—dried cucumbers are not what these jurisdictions are actually buying, making this a poor targeting signal for vendors specializing in that commodity.