UNSPSC 50593902: Dried Non GMO bitter gourd

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO bitter gourd 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 50593902 Dried Non GMO bitter gourd is a Commodity code that in practice covers fresh and processed produce items for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior meal delivery rather than dried bitter gourd specifically. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts and county nutrition services seeking fresh produce, packaged meal components, and consumable food products for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The work includes sourcing produce for National School Lunch Program compliance, managing multi-line-item fresh produce contracts with strict nutritional and domestic-content requirements, and coordinating delivery across multiple school and senior service sites.

Recent activity shows solicitations from school districts across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi also posted solicitations in this category in May and April 2026 respectively. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school districts as the dominant issuing body type.