UNSPSC 50594805: Dried Non GMO cremini mushrooms

The variety of Non GMO mushrooms known as Non GMO cremini 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 50594805 Dried Non GMO cremini mushrooms is a Commodity code that names a single dried-mushroom product line, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not center on dried cremini mushrooms. Instead, the opportunities reflect a much broader scope: school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply procurement involving dozens or hundreds of food line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, grains, dairy, frozen goods, condiments, and prepared meals. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi—alongside county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and a municipality (City of Dallas). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically procuring master grocery contracts, fresh-produce supply agreements, and annual food service renewal bids spanning the school nutrition calendar. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and State of Georgia procure food and consumable products for state-operated facilities.

The geographic spread spans multiple states, with Georgia appearing most frequently (five distinct recent opportunities from the State of Georgia, Bulloch County, Hancock County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County), followed by activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Texas (HHSC El Paso and City of Dallas), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 52 school locations and a warehouse, requiring 76-item minimum responsive bid and firm fixed pricing for 365 days; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) estimated at approximately $9 million annually to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools; Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement (RFP 02641, due February 25, 2026) with anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at approximately $17.8 million over three years; and City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program across more than 1,100 line items. The mismatch between the narrow code name and the expansive scope of actual procurement activity suggests that state and local procurement offices are tagging comprehensive food-service solicitations to this Commodity code despite purchasing far broader product portfolios than dried non-GMO cremini mushrooms alone.