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 nominally names a single dried vegetable product, but recent state and local solicitations show this code being used as a catch-all tag for broad food and nutrition procurement — school meal programs, senior meal services, state institutional dining, and summer food service — spanning fresh produce, packaged goods, prepared meals, and consumables rather than dried kohlrabi specifically. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and county or state health and human services agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer type. Contracts typically require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), adherence to the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety plans, and comprehensive liability and compliance insurance.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Bridgeport Board of Education issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and blind testing of samples; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) with a July 13, 2026 response date for food and consumables supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce via IFB with a June 26, 2026 deadline; Hillsborough County in Florida requested bids (ITB-26-00289) on June 25, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years; the State of Georgia posted a June 22, 2026 deadline for food, supplies, and kitchen products; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi sought bids for packaged summer meal boxes by April 29, 2026. The code shows material activity but does not reflect the nominal dried-kohlrabi scope.