UNSPSC 50594816: Dried Non GMO shiitake mushrooms

The variety of Non GMO mushrooms known as Non GMO shiitake 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 50594816 Dried Non GMO shiitake mushrooms is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried mushrooms for food service use, though state and local governments rarely solicit this product as a standalone line item. Instead, dried shiitake mushrooms appear as one of hundreds of line items within large multiproduct food and grocery solicitations issued by school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county governments that source meals and food supplies for cafeterias, nutrition programs, senior services, and congregate dining. The code sees activity primarily from school nutrition departments and state-supported living facilities that aggregate produce and specialty food purchases under comprehensive grocery or food-supplies RFPs and IFBs. Issuing bodies include city and county school boards (particularly in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic), state health and human services commissions, and county board of commissioners managing senior meal programs.

Recent opportunities confirm that dried shiitake mushrooms compete within far broader food procurement scopes. The City of Bridgeport's Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, seeking grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and compliance required with Buy American Provision minimums (51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients) and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 (proposals due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and a one-year initial term beginning September 1, 2026. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026 (bids due June 25, 2026) for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. These opportunities are concentrated in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with the strongest recent activity in the Southeast.