UNSPSC 50594300: Dried Non GMO kohlrabi

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO kohlrabi 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 50594300 Dried Non GMO kohlrabi is a Class code that sees minimal direct procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally covers a single dried vegetable commodity, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting dried non-GMO kohlrabi. Instead, recent activity under this code designation spans broad grocery, fresh produce, and meal-service procurement where dried kohlrabi would represent one line item among hundreds—if included at all. State and local buying under codes in this family centers on school nutrition programs (the dominant use case), senior meal services, facility food operations, and institutional food supply contracts that acquire produce in fresh, frozen, or canned form rather than dried specialty vegetables. School districts across Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia have issued IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce, comprehensive groceries, and meal preparation, with fresh items (apples, broccoli, carrots, berries) appearing frequently in bid specifications; dried non-GMO kohlrabi does not surface in any of the posted specifications.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county education systems—Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, and Douglas County School System—supplemented by senior services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and general city procurement (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham) and Florida (Hillsborough County), with secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Recent representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 2026, 76-item minimum for responsive bids, July 2026–June 2027 term); Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce IFB (June 2026, over 200 line items spanning multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties, three school delivery sites); and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (January 2026, approximately $9 million annual spend, 32 schools across 25,500 students). The code as applied does not reflect actual procurement intent; vendors should verify whether dried kohlrabi appears in specific item lists before pursuing these solicitations.