UNSPSC 50593909: Dried Non GMO spiny bitter gourd

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO spiny bitter 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 50593909 Dried Non GMO spiny bitter gourd is a Commodity code that nominally designates a specific dried vegetable product, but recent state and local solicitations show no activity directly matching this item. The code appears in state and local procurement systems primarily as a categorical placeholder within broader food and nutrition procurement. When active, the code would serve school districts, state health agencies, county nutrition programs, and municipal food service operations sourcing specialty or ethnic produce items for institutional meal programs, though the recent-opportunities block shows no specific solicitations for dried spiny bitter gourd or direct analogs. State and local nutrition procurement at this tier typically spans fresh and processed vegetables acquired through school lunch contracts, senior meal programs, state health facility food service, and child nutrition summer feeding initiatives.

Recent state and local activity in the broader food and consumable space—where this code might sit operationally—includes the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing an RFB (IFB-equivalent) on June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, subject to Buy American Provision requirements (51% domestic agricultural ingredients); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services posting an IFB on July 11, 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB on June 26, 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posting an ITB on June 25, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services statewide, valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years; and the State of Georgia soliciting food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response date. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts, county nutrition and human services departments, and state health agencies across Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Connecticut. No recent opportunity specifically names dried non-GMO spiny bitter gourd or equivalent specialty dried vegetables, suggesting minimal current state and local demand or that demand, if present, flows through broader grocery or produce line-item solicitations rather than this discrete code.