UNSPSC 50595103: Dried Non GMO clemson spineless okra

The variety of Non GMO okra known as Non GMO clemson spineless okra 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 50595103 Dried Non GMO Clemson Spineless Okra is a Commodity code capturing dried vegetables and specialty produce inputs that state and local governments purchase primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. State and local buyers under this code are predominantly school districts and county boards of education sourcing dried produce as components of larger breakfast and lunch programs, along with state health and human services agencies operating residential care facilities and senior meal programs. The work being solicited spans individual dried vegetable line items embedded within broader grocery, produce, and food-service-product RFPs and IFBs, where dried okra appears as one among hundreds of line items subject to Buy American domestic-content requirements, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, and USDA nutrition standards.

Recent activity centers on school district nutrition contracts in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued a June 2026 IFB (BNB052266) for over 1,100 grocery-item line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 response deadline, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and laboratory testing on blind samples. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items with a June 26, 2026 due date and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 11, 2026 response deadline and a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually. These opportunities typically require HACCP plans, E-Verify compliance, state health inspection records, professional references, and $1 million to $2 million in product liability insurance, with Net 45 payment terms and prepaid freight on 48x40 pallet deliveries.