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, a Class code, appears in state and local procurement records with minimal direct relevance to actual buying activity. The code nominally describes a specific agricultural commodity—dried, non-genetically modified gourds—yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code span broad grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, meal preparation and delivery services, and food service distribution that bear no clear connection to gourds as a line item. School districts, county governments, and municipalities are using this code as a catch-all classification for food service and nutrition contracts that encompass hundreds of line items across proteins, vegetables, fruits, dairy, condiments, and prepared meals, not dried gourds specifically.

The recent opportunities reflect issuing bodies in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), with school nutrition programs and senior meal services dominating the activity. Representative solicitations include Hillsborough County's $17.8 million three-year senior meal preparation and delivery services contract (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for direct school delivery and warehouse supply; Meriden Public Schools' groceries and further-processed USDA Foods procurement (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. No recent opportunities solicit dried gourds as a discrete product. The code shows active state and local procurement volume but significant mismatch between the commodity name and the scope of work actually being purchased.