UNSPSC 50593705: Dried Non GMO sirio fennel

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO sirio fennel that has 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 50593705 Dried Non GMO Sirio Fennel is a Commodity code that designates a single food ingredient, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not reflect procurement of dried fennel or specialty spice items. Instead, the opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal governments soliciting comprehensive food service contracts—grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and institutional food service—under notices that span IFB, RFP, and RFQ types. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought suggests that this code captures little relevant recent activity; state and local buyers are using broader commodity codes (such as general grocery or fresh produce families) to solicit the food service work they actually need.

The recent opportunities are concentrated in Georgia school districts and Florida/Connecticut/Texas institutional food buyers. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, with responses due July 13, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with bids due April 27, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) advertised senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years, bids due June 25, 2026. The City of Meriden (Connecticut) on behalf of Meriden Public Schools procured commercial groceries, beverages, and produce with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for the 2026-2027 school year, RFP due February 25, 2026. This code does not reflect active procurement of dried fennel as a line item or specialty ingredient; pursue only if your firm supplies bulk dried herbs or spices into multi-item grocery or food service tenders where the code may appear as a secondary or misclassified line item.