UNSPSC 50594301: Dried Non GMO azur star kohlrabi

The variety of Non GMO kohlrabi known as Non GMO azur star 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 50594301 Dried Non GMO azur star kohlrabi, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local governments in recent procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single specialized produce item—dried, non-GMO azur star kohlrabi—yet the opportunities posted under it span comprehensive food service procurement for school districts, counties, and state agencies, encompassing thousands of line items across fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, proteins, pantry staples, and related supplies for student nutrition programs and senior meal services.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), supplemented by county and municipal procurement for school nutrition and senior services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal preparation and delivery; Bridgeport Board of Education and City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for school grocery items; City of Dallas for meal delivery services; Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center; and the State of Georgia for institutional food supplies). Opportunities span the Southeast (Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, Texas) with concentrations in Georgia and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 2026, 76-item minimum for school delivery), Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items RFQ (June 2026, over 1,100 line items with Buy American compliance and LINQ ordering integration), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (June 2026, 200+ line items with 51% domestic content requirement), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumables IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (July 2026, historical value $1.5 million), and Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP serving 30 cooperative districts (March 2026, estimated $5.5 million annually across two geographic areas). The mismatch between the code's narrow item specification and the breadth of actual procurement suggests this code was misapplied to food service contracts; opportunities under it warrant evaluation only if your firm supplies the full food service procurement ecosystem rather than specialized dried produce items alone.