UNSPSC 50594121: Dried Non GMO sage

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO sage 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 50594121 Dried Non GMO sage is a Commodity code that encompasses dried, non-genetically modified sage and related shelf-stable culinary herbs procured by state and local governments for food service operations and institutional kitchens. Recent opportunities show that state and local buyers use this code to tag procurement of mixed shelf-stable food items, though the opportunities block does not isolate sage purchases separately from broader food-service solicitations. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state agencies (State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and corrections and state-supported-living-center food service operations. These buyers procure dried sage as part of larger food-service ingredient bundles rather than as standalone line items, reflecting how institutional kitchens source cooking staples and seasonings through consolidated purchasing.

Recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs in mid-2026 for food and consumable products for state-supported living centers in Mexia and El Paso, with response dates in July and August 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas under IFB 304T26300CF with a May 4, 2026 response deadline. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for community services under IWQ 140229 with a due date of October 19, 2026, and the State of Georgia and State of Illinois both posted food procurement opportunities in May and June 2026. These solicitations frame dried sage as a minor ingredient category within large institutional food-service contracts rather than as a primary procurement focus, suggesting that winning vendors typically supply sage as part of comprehensive distributor relationships rather than as a specialty item.