UNSPSC 50594815: Dried Non GMO portobella mushrooms

The variety of Non GMO mushrooms known as Non GMO portobella 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 50594815 Dried Non GMO portobella mushrooms, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual activity in recent state and local solicitations. The opportunities posted under this code span broad food-service procurement — school nutrition contracts for comprehensive grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and USDA food commodities — rather than specialty dried mushroom products. The code's narrow scope (dried non-GMO portobella mushrooms) diverges materially from the food-service work being solicited, suggesting either a taxonomy misclassification in the source data or a legacy tag that no longer reflects current procurement activity.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county governments (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and municipal governments (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, City of Dallas). Geographic spread includes Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with Georgia and school nutrition contracts dominating the recent-opportunity list. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' solicitation (BNB052266) for grocery items to support the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, due June 30, 2026, as an IFB covering over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, produce, dairy, and proteins; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, under an IFB with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323), due April 27, 2026, requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery services procurement (ITB-26-00289), due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code shows no relevant recent activity in dried specialty mushroom procurement.