UNSPSC 50593421: Dried Non GMO telegraph improved cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO telegraph improved 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 50593421 Dried Non GMO telegraph improved cucumbers is a Commodity code covering specialized produce items procured for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. Recent state and local opportunities show that governments buy dried and fresh produce—often in high volume and across diverse sourcing categories—to support cafeteria operations, senior meal programs, and federal nutrition initiatives including the National School Lunch Program. Issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). School districts dominate recent activity, typically bundling produce procurement with broader grocery or fresh-produce solicitations that enumerate hundreds of line items across vegetables, fruits, and specialty items. Contracts are heavily regulated by federal Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural commodity content, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP compliance, and extensive food-safety documentation including state health inspections and laboratory testing results.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response deadline for the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) sought grocery items including produce under IFB BNB052266 due June 30, 2026, for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County (Florida) posted ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and a June 25, 2026 bid deadline. The State of Georgia also solicited food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested sealed bids for packaged meal boxes under the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program (due April 29, 2026). Pricing is consistently firm-fixed unless tied to Consumer Price Index adjustments; delivery schedules mandate multiple weekly drops to school warehouses and satellite sites, often with 48-hour emergency-stock provisions.