UNSPSC 50594120: Dried Non GMO rosemary

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO rosemary 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 50594120 Dried Non GMO rosemary is a Commodity code that names a single ingredient line item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code do not solicit dried rosemary specifically. Instead, the tagged opportunities reflect broad food and consumables procurement for institutional food service — school districts, state health agencies, correctional departments, and state-supported living centers buying weekly or annual grocery supply, including fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, snacks, and food service consumables. The actual buying under this code appears to cover ingredient components and finished food products for mass feeding operations rather than specialty dried herbs as standalone line items. State and local issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Human Services), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and regional cooperatives serving multiple districts. School districts and state institutional food service operations dominate the activity, with Texas agencies appearing across multiple solicitations and Georgia school districts active through cooperative purchasing vehicles.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with one (HHS0017449) due July 13, 2026, and a revised IFB (HHS0016792V2) with a March 19, 2026 deadline covering 210 line items and a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products (IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) for five geographic warehouse distribution areas across approximately 382 line items. Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens across the county. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri bid grocery items for child nutrition (due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items with approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. Douglas County School System in Georgia, acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative, sought fresh produce and eggs (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for one geographic area and $1.1 million for a second area.