UNSPSC 50594701: Dried Non GMO amarilla malanga

The variety of Non GMO malanga known as Non GMO amarilla malanga 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 50594701 Dried Non GMO amarilla malanga (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting. Recent opportunities solicited under this code do not target dried non-GMO amarilla malanga specifically; instead, issuing bodies are buying comprehensive food service bundles spanning fresh produce, groceries, meal delivery, and related supplies for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations.

State and local buyers soliciting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, City of Dallas, City of Meriden). The bulk of recent activity is concentrated in school nutrition procurement—K-12 food service supply and fresh-produce contracts—with secondary activity in senior meal services and state institutional food operations. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items with a contract term July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 and electronic bids due June 30, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with sealed bids due April 27, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems, and State of Georgia procurement), followed by Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Texas (Dallas, HHSC). Most school nutrition contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity (dried non-GMO amarilla malanga) and the scope of recent solicitations signals that this code does not accurately capture current state and local procurement intent for specialized dried produce items.