UNSPSC 50595100: Dried Non GMO okras

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO okras 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 50595100 Dried Non GMO okras is a Class code covering agricultural commodity products for institutional food service — specifically dried vegetables and specialty produce items that school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal food procurement offices buy for nutrition programs, senior meal services, and canteen operations. State and local buyers under this code source items through school lunch program contracts, Buy American–compliant procurement vehicles, and consolidated food-service awards that bundle fresh and processed produce. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal departments (City of Bridgeport). Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer segment, with contracts structured around the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance, and domestic agricultural content requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southeast, with posted opportunities from Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Georgia between April and June 2026. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an IFB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought bids for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with prior-period spend of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education requested bids on fresh produce for school year 2027 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items; and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content. All contracts mandate firm fixed pricing, food safety documentation (HACCP plans, health inspections, nutritional analyses), and compliance with federal nutrition standards and state procurement law.