UNSPSC 50593511: Dried Non GMO long purple eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO long purple 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 50593511 Dried Non GMO long purple eggplants is a Commodity code that does not reflect what state and local procurement offices are actually buying under this classification in practice. The recent opportunities posted under this code show no solicitations for dried eggplants; instead, the code tags a diverse array of school nutrition and institutional food-service contracts—grocery items, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and bulk meal sourcing spanning breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and prepared meals. The code's nominal scope does not align with the work being solicited, suggesting either a data-entry misclassification at the issuing-body level or a taxonomy mismatch in the underlying procurement database.

State and local school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing offices have posted the ten most recent opportunities under this code between January and July 2026. Issuing bodies include Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners (Florida), Georgia State Purchasing, Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), City of Dallas, and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Most opportunities are school-nutrition food-service contracts with estimated annual values ranging from $1.5 million (Texas HHSC) to $9 million (Douglas County food distribution) to $17.8 million over three years (Hillsborough County senior meal delivery). Notable recent solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery RFQ for over 1,100 line items across 14 school sites with a July 2026 start date; Douglas County School System's January 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution to serve 25,500 students with an estimated $9 million annual spend; Meriden Public Schools' February 2026 RFP for $3.1 million in commercial groceries and USDA foods to 13 schools; and Hillsborough County's June 2025 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17.8 million over three years. Geographic concentration is highest in Georgia (six recent opportunities), with additional activity in Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food-safety plans, nutritional-label compliance, and Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms are standard across solicitations. This code's misalignment with actual purchasing suggests caution—confirm the correct UNSPSC code before pursuing opportunities, as database-level classification errors may affect opportunity discovery and contract administration.