UNSPSC 50595405: Dried Non GMO blackeyed peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO blackeyed 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 50595405 Dried Non-GMO Blackeyed Peas is a Commodity code that covers dried legume products for institutional food service and school nutrition programs operated by state and local government bodies. Recent state and local solicitations under and adjacent to this code show school districts and county health agencies procuring dried beans, peas, and legume-based products as components of larger food service contracts subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition compliance. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state purchasing), and county commissioners' offices (Hillsborough County, Florida). The mix skews toward K-12 school nutrition programs, which anchor the majority of recent procurement activity under food commodity codes at the state and local level.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including dried legumes for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and LINQ ordering-system integration; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (bids due June 26, 2026); and Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years. School district procurement dominates the recent posting volume, with institutional nutrition programs requiring year-round supply agreements and firm pricing through annual contract terms running July through June.