UNSPSC 50593509: Dried Non GMO italian eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO italian 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 50593509 Dried Non GMO Italian Eggplants is a Commodity code that nominally covers preserved vegetables, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect this scope. The six most recent solicitations capture broad food procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — grocery staples, fresh produce, prepared meals, and kitchen consumables — rather than the specific dried eggplant product the code names. State and local buyers posting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Commission in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county nutrition programs. The work being solicited ranges from competitive sealed bids for fresh produce and commodity groceries supporting the National School Lunch Program to contracts for senior meal preparation and delivery services and institutional food supply for state-supported living centers.

Geographic activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, through OpenGov e-Procurement); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200-plus line items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center and Department of State Health Services (proposals due July 11, 2026, with historical spend of $1.5 million); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' competitive sealed bid for senior meal preparation and delivery services throughout the county over three years (estimated value $17,832,659.90, bids due June 25, 2026). All school nutrition solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), adherence to Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP plans. The code shows no direct solicitation activity for dried non-GMO Italian eggplants specifically; vendors pursuing this taxonomy should verify their product classification with issuing bodies before bid submission.