UNSPSC 50593802: Dried Non GMO chinese garlic stems

The variety of Non GMO garlic known as Non GMO chinese garlic stems 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 50593802 Dried Non GMO Chinese Garlic Stems is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific agricultural product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows no direct purchasing of dried garlic stems. Instead, the code appears in the tagging of broad-scope food service solicitations where garlic stems, if purchased at all, would represent a minor line item within much larger grocery, produce, or food-supply contracts. The actual work being solicited under this code comprises school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply operations that span hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, prepared foods, and kitchen supplies. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). These entities source food through consolidated purchasing for National School Lunch Program compliance, senior nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and the Southeast more broadly. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education, due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ items for the 2026–27 school year, due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026 at a historical value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services totaling $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions, HACCP or food safety compliance, nutrition standards (including the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act), and vendor insurance and background-screening requirements. The code sees limited direct activity for the named commodity itself and is better understood as a tag on institutional foodservice procurement requiring broad supplier capability across multiple food categories and compliance regimes.