UNSPSC 50594821: Dried Non GMO woodear mushrooms

The variety of Non GMO mushrooms known as Non GMO woodear 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 50594821 Dried Non GMO woodear mushrooms, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity identified in recent solicitations. The code nominally refers to a specialty dried mushroom product, yet recent opportunities tagged with this code involve comprehensive grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, meal preparation and delivery services, and school nutrition programs spanning multiple states and issuing bodies.

State and local governments are actually buying broad categories of food products under the related codes captured in recent postings: school districts and municipalities solicit fresh produce (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, City of Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System in Georgia, Mississippi, and Connecticut); comprehensive grocery supply (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Meriden Public Schools); and meal preparation and delivery services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida and City of Dallas). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and State of Georgia also post for food and consumable products. School districts dominate the issuing body mix, with county boards of education and municipal purchasing departments constituting most recent volume. The Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026) exemplifies the scope: breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and snacks subject to Buy American provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract spans 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly Monday-Friday deliveries. Hancock County Board of Education and other Georgia school districts seek fresh produce with 200+ line items across apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and leafy greens, all delivered to multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The Douglas County School System cooperative procurement (RFP SN 26-003 and SN 26-004) spans 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $9 million for food supply and distribution and $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs. Meriden Public Schools anticipates $3.1 million in annual grocery expenditure; Hillsborough County's senior meal services contract carries an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. Sealed bids and RFPs cluster around school year transitions: Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026, and SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). The code exhibits minimal relevance to dried specialty mushrooms; the mismatch between the commodity name and solicited work indicates either miscoding or a procurement vehicle capturing food products broadly without granular categorization.