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, nominally designates dried nightshade vegetables; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect that specific product scope. Instead, the opportunities demonstrate that purchasing bodies are using the code as a general grocery or foodservice procurement category—covering fresh produce, packaged meals, prepared senior meals, and broad kitchen consumables rather than dried nightshade commodities in isolation. School districts, county boards of education, county commissions, and state health agencies dominate the issuing-body mix. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District have all recently posted opportunities; school nutrition programs and senior meal services appear to be the primary use cases, with contracts spanning grocery items (1,100+ line items), fresh produce (200+ line items), prepared meals, and kitchen supplies. All solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards (particularly for school lunch programs), and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent opportunities concentrate in the Southeast and include the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (IFB for grocery items, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB for fresh produce, due June 26, 2026), Hillsborough County, Florida (ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery, estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026), the State of Georgia (RFQ for food, supplies, and kitchen products, due June 22, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center, historical value $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi (sealed bids for packaged meal boxes, due April 29, 2026). The code shows active use across multiple jurisdictions but appears to serve as a catch-all foodservice classification rather than a dedicated dried nightshade category, and the mismatch between the code name and actual buying patterns suggests a potential taxonomy alignment issue at the state or local level.