UNSPSC 50593903: Dried Non GMO bottle gourd

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO bottle gourd 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 50593903 Dried Non GMO bottle gourd is a Commodity code that sits at the bottom tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments tag procurement under this code for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives, though the recent opportunities in the data show little direct demand specifically for dried bottle gourd. Instead, solicitations tagged to this code reflect broad food and consumable purchasing for K–12 school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county senior services — spanning fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and institutional food supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and their nutrition departments (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments of health and human services (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments providing senior meal programs (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). Buy American requirements and the National School Lunch Program compliance obligations appear as standard conditions across school nutrition contracts.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Southeast. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items solicitation (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. Georgia posted a broad food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) with full details in an attached document. The code shows limited direct recent demand for dried bottle gourd specifically; procurement under this commodity appears to fall within larger institutional food service and meal-program solicitations rather than standalone dried vegetable line items.