UNSPSC 50594500: Dried Non GMO lentils

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO lentils 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 50594500 Dried Non GMO lentils is a Class code that covers legume and pulse products for institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations show this specific code generating little targeted procurement activity. Instead, opportunities tagged to this code involve broader grocery and food-supply contracts for school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal nutrition programs that may include lentils and dried legumes as line items within larger multi-category food-service portfolios. The issuing bodies are diverse — school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida) — suggesting institutional nutrition operations as the primary buyer class rather than individual commodity procurement.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce including over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026, estimated three-year value $17.8 million). These solicitations typically require compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions mandating 51% domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and comprehensive insurance and background screening. Pricing is submitted on firm fixed-price basis with delivery to school or facility warehouses, and awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, often with the option to split awards across multiple vendors.