UNSPSC 50594800: Dried Non GMO mushrooms

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO mushrooms 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 50594800 Dried Non GMO mushrooms is a Class code that frames a narrow commodity category, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little focused buying of dried mushrooms as a standalone item. Instead, recent solicitations tagged with this code treat dried mushrooms as one line item within broad grocery, food service, and nutrition procurement — typically embedded in RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive food supply contracts serving school districts, public institutions, and senior nutrition programs. The actual work state and local governments buy spans institutional food service provisioning: school lunch programs, state-supported living center meal service, senior congregate dining and home delivery, and summer meal programs. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). Most opportunities require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, nutritional standards compliance, product testing, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items due June 30, 2026, serving the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services with July 2026 contract start; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (200+ line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories) due June 26, 2026, for the 2026–27 school year; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code shows no significant standalone dried-mushroom procurement; opportunities cluster around multi-commodity food service supply contracts where dried mushrooms, if present, represent a minor line item.