UNSPSC 50593418: Dried Non GMO national pickling cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO national pickling 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 50593418 Dried Non GMO national pickling cucumbers is a Commodity code representing a single fresh or processed vegetable line item. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show little direct activity targeting dried pickling cucumbers specifically; instead, the code appears within broader grocery and produce procurement frameworks where it occupies a minor line item among hundreds spanning breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, fresh vegetables, and dairy. The issuing bodies pursuing procurement under the code tier include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools), counties (Hillsborough County, Douglas County), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose food service authorities. School districts dominate the activity, soliciting commodity-level items as line items within master grocery or fresh produce contracts that run July through June and serve student nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and Buy American requirements.

Geographic spread includes Texas (HHS El Paso), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, State of Georgia), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County), and South Carolina (Hancock County), with school district procurement concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (response due June 30, 2026) requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and HACCP certification; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB for 76 minimum items across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026); and the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative serving approximately $5.5 million in combined estimated annual spending (response due March 4, 2026). All solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing throughout the contract term, prepaid freight, Monday–Friday delivery windows, compliance with nutritional standards and food safety certification (HACCP, USDA compliance), and Buy American provisions. The code shows minimal standalone procurement activity and functions primarily as a subordinate line item within large multi-category school nutrition supply contracts.