UNSPSC 50594507: Dried Non GMO split yellow lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO split yellow 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 50594507 Dried Non GMO split yellow lentils is a Commodity code that sits at the product-line tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments do not currently buy dried non-GMO split yellow lentils through public procurement—the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically requesting this item. The code appears in state and local procurement systems but generates no active or recent demand signals in the food service market, likely because lentils appear as line items within broader grocery and fresh produce categories rather than as standalone commodity procurements. The few school districts, counties, and state agencies issuing food service solicitations in the past six months (Bridgeport Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Hancock County Schools, and others) issue RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for comprehensive grocery and produce contracts encompassing hundreds of line items across meat, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and specialty foods, but none isolate dried lentils as a separate procurement vehicle or name lentils explicitly in their scope.

Geographic activity in food service procurement spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with school district nutrition programs driving the largest volume of competitive solicitations. The representative opportunities—Bridgeport Public Schools (BNB052266, grocery items RFQ, due June 30, 2026), Meriden Public Schools (RFP02641, commercial and USDA foods, approximately $3.1 million contract value), Bulloch County Schools (IFB #043025, school nutrition grocery, May 4, 2026 close), Douglas County Schools (RFP SN 26-004, fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts, approximately $5.5 million combined annual spend), and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Bid 26-34, fresh produce, April 23, 2026 close)—show that state and local food service buyers consolidate purchases into cooperative vehicles and multi-district frameworks rather than fragment them by individual commodity. Pursuing this code requires identifying opportunities where dried lentils or legumes are explicitly named as a line item within larger food service IFBs, RFPs, or cooperative-purchasing schedules, and bundling supply capability with broader institutional food service offerings.