UNSPSC 50593610: Dried Non GMO rossa di verona endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO rossa di verona 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 50593610 Dried Non GMO rossa di verona endives is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single specialty vegetable variety, yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span broad food procurement for school nutrition programs, state institutions, and county senior services. The code appears in solicitations for comprehensive grocery supply contracts, fresh produce sourcing, and meal preparation services that encompass hundreds of line items across produce categories, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods — suggesting that state and local procurement offices use this code as a catch-all for food and consumable products rather than as a specific item selector. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard across school nutrition contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, under an IFB for the National School Lunch Program with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central warehouse and school sites. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026, response date and delivery to three school locations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, and a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and bids due June 25, 2026. Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) posted a bid for packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program due April 29, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broad food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026, with details in an attached document.