UNSPSC 50595000: Dried Non GMO nightshades

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO nightshades that has 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 50595000 Dried Non GMO nightshades, a Class code, shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition grocery procurement, senior meal services, fresh produce supply, and boxed meal delivery — none of which align with dried non-GMO nightshade products as a specific line item. State and local procurement offices are instead buying comprehensive food baskets (breakfast items, entrees, frozen products, condiments, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products) and fresh produce for school districts, counties, and municipalities, with dried nightshades, if purchased at all, embedded as a minor ingredient specification within broader grocery or spice categories rather than as a standalone commodity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity signals that this UNSPSC classification either does not reflect current state and local purchasing behavior or that dried non-GMO nightshade products are sourced through parent commodity codes or ingredient specifications rather than as a discrete line item.

The recent solicitations cluster in school district nutrition programs and county food services across Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education (BNB052266, IFB due June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce with 51 percent domestic content requirements), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17.8 million over three years for senior meal preparation and delivery), and Douglas County School System in Georgia (RFP SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026, estimated annual expenditure $9 million for main-line food service distribution). Procurement activity favors large integrated grocery or produce suppliers serving school nutrition programs under firm-fixed pricing with Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and multi-year renewal options, rather than specialty ingredient vendors or dried-goods manufacturers.