UNSPSC 50593422: Dried Non GMO vert de massy cornichon cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO vert de massy cornichon 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 50593422 Dried Non GMO vert de massy cornichon cucumbers is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under this classification in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code span broad food service supply and distribution contracts across school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food service, and event catering — encompassing fresh produce, groceries, prepared meals, and comprehensive food supply lines — rather than specialty dried cucumber products. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county school districts and boards of education (Bulloch County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County in Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier in Mississippi; Fairfax County in Virginia), city purchasing departments (Bridgeport, Meriden, Dallas), and county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida). School nutrition programs account for the majority of recent solicitations, with multiple districts procuring fresh produce, groceries, and food supplies on annual cycles tied to school-year boundaries.

Geographically, the recent activity concentrates in Georgia (State Department procurement, Douglas County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), followed by Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (HHSC El Paso facility), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). Representative solicitations include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education's National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ items (due June 26, 2026); and the City of Dallas's March 2026 RFCSP for comprehensive boxed and bulk meal delivery services for municipal events and trainings over five years. Meriden Public Schools anticipated approximately $3.1 million in annual spending for its February 2026 RFP covering commercial groceries and USDA Foods to 8,200 students across 13 sites.