UNSPSC 50594001: Dried Non GMO china peas

The variety of Non GMO green peas known as Non GMO china peas 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 50594001 Dried Non GMO china peas, a Commodity code, maps poorly to the actual state and local procurement activity under this designation. Recent opportunities tagged with this code focus overwhelmingly on broad-based school nutrition and institutional food service supply contracts rather than dried peas or specialty produce items. State and local governments buying under the code are procuring comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and meal delivery services to support K-12 school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations, with Buy American and nutritional compliance requirements driving most requests. The mix of issuing bodies spans large urban and county school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Meriden, Pascagoula-Gautier), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), and city procurement offices (Dallas, Meriden). School districts dominate the recent activity, with most solicitations covering either full master grocery contracts spanning hundreds of line items or dedicated fresh produce and eggs procurement to support National School Lunch Program operations.

Recent opportunities show geographic concentration in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The Douglas County School System and the State of Georgia appear as repeat buyers of fresh produce and food supply services through cooperative purchasing mechanisms, including the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery items (bids due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program with 51 percent domestic agricultural content requirements; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 to supply 45 schools and distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026) on a firm fixed-price basis; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with firm pricing for the full contract year (bids due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million (proposals due July 11, 2026). The code shows active procurement momentum in Q1–Q2 2026, though the disconnect between the code's nominal focus on dried peas and the breadth of grocery and fresh-produce contracts suggests either broad code assignment or a data-classification inconsistency that warrants clarification before pursuing opportunities under this designation.