UNSPSC 50594116: Dried Non GMO papalo

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO papalo 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 50594116 Dried Non-GMO Papalo, a Commodity code, shows no material recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a single dried herb or specialty ingredient—does not align with the recent opportunities tagged to it. The ten most recent state and local records include food service procurements for school districts, state health agencies, and correctional facilities spanning Illinois, Texas, Georgia, and Missouri, but these solicitations overwhelmingly target broad grocery and food supply categories (proteins, produce, dairy, grains, consumables, prepared entrees) rather than specialty dried herbs. The single record explicitly mentioning papalo or similar specialty dried botanicals does not appear in the available opportunities.

State and local governments posting under this code are primarily K–12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), and state correctional authorities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Procurement volumes are substantial—the Texas HHS supplemental food contract carries a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; the Douglas County School System food supply RFP is estimated at $9 million annually—but the line items and scope descriptions reflect commodity-scale purchasing of high-volume staples, not specialty ingredients. Recent IFBs and RFPs from Texas HHS, TDCJ, and school districts enumerate 210 to 382 line items per solicitation but document no line items for dried papalo or similar specialty herbs. The geographic activity centers in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri, reflecting the issuing bodies' locations. Unless a state or local food procurement explicitly names dried non-GMO papalo as a line item in a posted solicitation, this code does not represent actionable market activity for vendors supplying that ingredient.