UNSPSC 50595402: Dried Non GMO pinkeye peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO pinkeye 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 50595402 Dried Non-GMO Pinkeye Peas is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single produce item, yet state and local governments deploy it across a much broader food-procurement infrastructure spanning school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts. The recent opportunities block shows minimal direct solicitation of dried pinkeye peas as a line item; instead, the code appears in consolidated food and consumable procurement where peas are one among hundreds of line items in breakfast cereals, vegetables, fruits, and ancillary products. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), city education departments (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county government nutrition programs (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). School nutrition represents the dominant use case, driven by federal National School Lunch Program requirements and Buy American Provision mandates (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content). Contracts are structured as annual or multi-year awards with firm fixed pricing, delivery to school central warehouses and satellite sites, and compliance with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods including vegetables and produce, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education released IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce across 200-plus line items (apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens) with bids due June 26, 2026, firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and delivery to three school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026; questions closed June 22, 2026 with responses posted as addendum June 30, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 (bids due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The code shows sporadic direct line-item solicitation and is better understood as a subcomponent within much larger consolidated food-service procurements where pricing, delivery, and compliance complexity dominate vendor qualification.