UNSPSC 50594405: Dried Non GMO prelina leeks

The variety of Non GMO leeks known as Non GMO prelina leeks that have 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 50594405 Dried Non GMO prelina leeks (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local contract opportunities block. The code nominally specifies a single specialty ingredient — dried, non-GMO prelina leeks — yet the opportunities posted under it span comprehensive food service procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supply and distribution, and boxed meal catering. No recent solicitation requests dried leeks, whole or processed, as a line item or product category. Instead, the issuing bodies — school districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal governments — are soliciting broad grocery, produce, and meal service contracts that would incidentally source many ingredients but do not target this commodity. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated scope.

The opportunities themselves demonstrate active procurement across school nutrition (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fairfax County, Virginia; Bulloch County, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Meriden, Connecticut; Douglas County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi; Hancock County, Georgia), senior services (Hillsborough County, Florida), institutional food service (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal catering (Dallas, Texas) through IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response deadlines ranging from April through July 2026. School districts and counties dominate the issuing-body mix. Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia show the heaviest recent posting activity. Procurement values where disclosed range from $1.5 million (Texas HHSC prior-period baseline) to $17.8 million over three years (Hillsborough County senior meals) and approximately $9 million annually (Douglas County school food supply). The preponderance of activity targets fresh produce, packaged groceries, and meal preparation rather than specialty dried ingredients, indicating a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local buying patterns under it.