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, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried lentils or similar commodity food items specifically identified under this code. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span comprehensive grocery procurement (including fresh produce, prepared meals, and broad food service supplies), senior meal delivery services, and school nutrition programs — work that falls within broader food commodity families rather than the narrow dried-lentil specification of 50594500. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities are tagged to this UNSPSC tier or a gap between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement demand at the state and local level.

State and local buyers posting opportunities in the recent block — including Bridgeport, Connecticut (IFB for 1,100+ line items of grocery items including fresh produce and proteins); Hancock County, Georgia (IFB for fresh produce with July 1–June 30, 2027 term); Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia (IFB for Master Grocery K-12 due April 27, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB for food and consumable products with historical spend near $1.5 million) — are procuring across full food-service portfolios, not single commodity lines. No recent solicitation explicitly targets dried lentils or comparable single-ingredient dried-legume purchases, making this code an inactive or very low-velocity category in state and local procurement at present.