UNSPSC 50593503: Dried Non GMO black enorma eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO black enorma eggplants 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 50593503 Dried Non GMO black enorma eggplants is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialized dried eggplant products, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect that narrow scope—they reflect broad grocery, produce, and meal service procurement. The recent opportunities instead show school districts, county governments, and state agencies buying comprehensive food supply contracts spanning fresh produce, processed grocery items, dairy, proteins, and prepared meals to support child nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food operations. The code sees activity from school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia), county procurement offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city procurement departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Dallas, Texas; Meriden, Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (Georgia). School districts appear to be the dominant issuing bodies, with food supply contracts recurring multiple times across different districts and procurement cycles.

Recent representative opportunities include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for 1,100+ line items of grocery products (cereals, produce, dairy, meats, condiments) with a firm contract term of July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 and Buy American requirements of 51% domestic content; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering food delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens for July 2026–June 2027 with a requirement for bidders to supply a minimum of 76 items; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus) with response deadline June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years; and Douglas County School System's January and February 2026 RFPs for food supply and distribution (estimated $9 million annually) and fresh produce and eggs across a cooperative serving 30 school districts (estimated $5.5 million total). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts, state procurement), Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Mississippi. The code's recent activity is heavily weighted toward school nutrition contracts with Buy American and nutritional-standards compliance requirements, though the mismatch between the code name and actual solicitation scope suggests classification drift rather than true dried-eggplant purchasing.