UNSPSC 50593608: Dried Non GMO radice amare endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO radice amare endives 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 50593608 Dried Non-GMO Radice Amare Endives, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal product—dried specialty endive varieties—appears in none of the recent opportunities tagged to this code. Instead, the opportunities consistently solicit broad food service procurement spanning groceries, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and related kitchen products for school districts, county departments, state facilities, and municipal agencies. State and local governments use this code nominally for food-service contracting but the recent activity shows no specialization in dried endive products or other niche agricultural commodities matching the code's technical name.

Recent opportunities span school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, and Douglas County School System), county and municipal meal services (Hillsborough County senior meals at $17.8 million over three years; Dallas catering), state facility food service (Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with secondary activity from county commissioners, state health and human services agencies, and city purchasing departments. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and the Southeast (Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Hancock County), with active solicitation also in Connecticut (Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough), Texas (Dallas, El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Virginia (Fairfax). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery procurement (RFQ BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items with Buy American compliance and central-warehouse delivery; Hancock County Schools fresh-produce bid (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) for 200+ line items across 72 produce varieties; and the City of Dallas boxed-meal delivery contract (RFCSP BFZ2600029731, due March 27, 2026) for five-year meal service at $23.06 hourly wage floor. The code itself does not correlate reliably with the actual commodity mix being purchased.