UNSPSC 50593900: Dried Non GMO gourds

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO gourds 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 50593900 Dried Non GMO gourds is a Class code that names a narrow commodity, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little alignment with the nominal scope. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted a grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services spanning over 1,100 line items including breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, beverages, and meat products; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged 7-day meal boxes (Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026). None of these opportunities center on dried gourds as a product category.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county governments, with one state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) and one municipality (City of Bridgeport) represented in the recent sample. Geographic activity appears across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The code shows no meaningful recent procurement activity aligned with its nominal commodity scope — the opportunities posted here reflect broader food-service and nutrition-program procurement rather than sourcing of dried non-GMO gourds specifically. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether state and local buyers are actually sourcing the commodity as named or whether the code assignment reflects a cataloging mismatch.