UNSPSC 50593910: Dried Non GMO tinda gourds

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO tinda gourds 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 50593910 Dried Non GMO tinda gourds is a Commodity code with minimal documented activity in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of dried tinda gourds or related specialty produce items; instead, the records show a mismatch between the code assignment and the actual goods being solicited.

State and local procurement activity in the broader fresh produce and grocery space — captured in the recent opportunities block — centers on comprehensive food service supply contracts for K–12 school districts, senior meal programs, state institutions, and municipal operations. Buyers across this space are primarily school boards (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), county commissioners and state health agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the State of Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices. Recent solicitations span grocery-item supply for school lunch programs (including over 1,100 line items for Bridgeport, firm pricing from July 2026 to June 2027), fresh produce contracts covering multiple produce categories (Hancock County; Savannah-Chatham County with 72 line items including apples, berries, and specialty produce; and Douglas County cooperative procurement serving 30 districts with $4.4 million estimated annual spend for Area One), senior meal preparation and delivery (Hillsborough County at $17.8 million over three years), and centralized food supply and distribution for state institutions (Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with $1.5 million prior-period value). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, with school nutrition as the dominant use case. The code itself shows no recent opportunities actually soliciting dried tinda gourds or comparable specialty dried-produce items, signaling either minimal state and local demand for this specific commodity or persistent miscoding in procurement systems.