UNSPSC 50594503: Dried Non GMO green lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO green lentils 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 50594503 Dried Non GMO green lentils is a Commodity code that captures individual agricultural products supplied to school districts, state health and human services facilities, and county governments for institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure dried lentils as line items within larger grocery and food-supply contracts that support school nutrition programs (including National School Lunch Program compliance), senior meal services, and facility food operations. The work is solicited by school boards, state health agencies, county commissioners, and municipal education departments, typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other produce, protein, and consumable items rather than as standalone lentil-only procurements.

Recent activity shows school districts and state agencies across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic using IFB and ITB processes to source food items including legumes and dried goods. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods for the Bridgeport Board of Education, with Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) on June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items with similar Buy American provisions. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi both posted food-supply solicitations in May and April 2026. Lentils and other legumes appear as itemized line items within these broader food-service contracts rather than as dedicated procurements, reflecting their role as one component of institutional nutrition operations.