UNSPSC 50593508: Dried Non GMO indian eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO indian 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 50593508 Dried Non GMO Indian Eggplants is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that specific product line. The most recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly span broad grocery and food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food service, and general-purpose food supply contracts — where dried non-GMO Indian eggplants would represent only a minor line item, if present at all. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), counties (Hillsborough County in Florida, Douglas County in Georgia), cities (Bridgeport and Meriden in Connecticut, Dallas in Texas), and a regional educational cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative). The code shows no concentrated repeat-buyer pattern; instead, it appears to serve as a catch-all classification for multi-item food procurement across many jurisdictions.

Geographic activity spans multiple states — Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Texas (HHSC, Dallas), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier) — with no dominant regional concentration. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) covering 45+ schools and distribution centers seeking grocery product supply under a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract; the City of Bridgeport's bid for Grocery Items on behalf of the Board of Education (posted June 30, 2026, same-day deadline) supporting the National School Lunch Program with over 1,100 line items and Buy American requirements; Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (June 3, 2026, due June 25, 2026) valued at approximately $17.8 million over three years; the Douglas County School System's RFP for Food Supply and Distribution Services (January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual expenditure near $9 million; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (March 3, 2026, due February 25, 2026) with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million. The mismatch between the code's nominal product and the actual scope of work solicited suggests that this code operates as a broad classifier for institutional food procurement rather than as a targeted procurement channel for specialty produce items.