UNSPSC 50594122: Dried Non GMO salsify

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO salsify 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 50594122 Dried Non GMO salsify (Commodity) sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement; the code is rarely if ever tagged on current solicitations. Recent opportunities that cite this code or related food-service commodity classifications are instead procuring broad shelf-stable and specialty food inventories—including proteins, dairy, grains, prepared entrees, canned and frozen vegetables, condiments, and consumables—rather than salsify or dried vegetables as a discrete line item. The issuing bodies are state health and human services agencies, county social services departments, state prison systems, and state facility operations offices purchasing groceries and food service supplies for correctional institutions, state-supported living centers, senior services, and institutional dining programs.

Recent activity spans Texas (Health and Human Services Commission procuring for multiple state-supported living centers and prisons, Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (state procurement division), Illinois (state food service), and Georgia counties (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners for senior services). Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items, responses due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across TDCJ warehouse locations (382 line items, responses due May 4, 2026), and Gwinnett County's informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food for the Department of Community Services (responses due October 19, 2026). The code itself does not appear to drive purchasing decisions; contracts are typically awarded by line item or vendor based on best-value evaluation including specification compliance, price, and past performance.