UNSPSC 50594112: Dried Non GMO lemon grass

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO lemon grass 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 50594112 Dried Non GMO lemon grass is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried herbs and botanicals for food service operations. In practice, state and local governments soliciting under this code are buying shelf-stable food products—including dried herbs, spices, condiments, proteins, grains, and prepared foods—to supply institutional kitchens, senior centers, state-supported living facilities, correctional institutions, and cafeteria operations. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, county boards of commissioners, state comptroller procurement divisions, and state departments, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple fiscal-year procurement cycles for state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with the largest recent solicitations originating from HHSC and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017799 for food service groceries at Mexia State Supported Living Center (bids due August 25, 2026), which covered NIGP commodity codes spanning frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, prepared entrees, and disposable serviceware with a historical FY25 guideline value of $158,000; HHSC's supplemental food and consumables IFB HHS0016792V2 for state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide (bid deadline March 19, 2026) encompassing 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items of proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and produce; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026).