UNSPSC 50595403: Dried Non GMO crowder peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO crowder peas 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 50595403 Dried Non GMO Crowder Peas is a Commodity code that captures dried legume products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and senior meal delivery operations. State and local buyers use this code to source staple proteins and side-dish components that meet Buy American requirements, allergen restrictions, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and USDA compliance mandates. The issuing bodies span school districts, state health departments, county boards of commissioners, and municipal education agencies. Work solicited under the code includes bulk dried goods procurement as part of broader grocery or food-service contracts; the dried crowder peas themselves are typically one line item among hundreds in multi-category food RFPs and IFBs that also span fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, and proteins.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Mid-Atlantic. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 for grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, supporting the National School Lunch Program and requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content under Buy American provisions. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with bids due June 26, 2026, covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division requested bids under IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 11, 2026 and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. These solicitations demonstrate that dried legumes compete for share within institutional food contracts where commodity codes are assigned at the broader grocery-or-consumables level rather than at the individual SKU tier.