UNSPSC 50593510: Dried Non GMO japanese eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO japanese 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 50593510 Dried Non-GMO Japanese Eggplants, a Commodity code, represents a narrow agricultural product line that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school food-service solicitations operating under the National School Lunch Program and related child nutrition frameworks. The code's scope is confined to a single dried vegetable commodity, but the recent opportunities block shows that state and local purchasing under this and related produce codes spans broader fresh and processed agricultural procurement integrated into food-service operations. Recent solicitations emphasize compliance with the Buy American Provision (51 percent minimum domestic agricultural content for processed items), adherence to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP documentation, and delivery to school sites or central warehouses on firm fixed-price contracts with no fuel surcharges. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, along with state health and human services agencies operating institutional food service for supported-living facilities and senior meal programs.

School districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas dominate the recent activity under this code family. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) across over 1,100 line items including vegetables, with July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term and Net 45 payment terms. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items with July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 performance. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and September 1, 2026 contract start. Geographic concentration clusters in the Southeast and South, with school districts and state agencies exercising recurring annual or multi-year procurement cycles tied to fiscal and academic calendars.