UNSPSC 50595401: Dried Non GMO purple hull peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO purple hull peas 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 50595401 Dried Non GMO purple hull peas is a Commodity code representing a single ingredient line item that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts, particularly for school nutrition programs and institutional food services. The recent opportunities show that dried legumes like purple hull peas are bid as individual line items within large grocery, produce, and food-supply aggregations rather than as standalone procurements; they appear in multi-hundred-line-item school lunch contracts, institutional facility food service bids, and summer meal program packages that are subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutrition standards compliance, and HACCP or food-safety documentation requirements. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education, supplemented by state health and human services agencies managing institutional facilities and senior meal programs. The code sees activity from both rural and urban jurisdictions, ranging from single-school-district buys to statewide aggregations.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services across over 1,100 line items with Buy American compliance and July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027 initial term. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items, with firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meals (due April 29, 2026). Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The code shows consistent activity in school nutrition contracting with recurring annual procurement cycles aligned to academic years.