UNSPSC 50595500: Dried Non GMO peppers

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO peppers 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 50595500 Dried Non-GMO peppers is a Class code that covers dried pepper products procured by state and local governments primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring dried peppers as part of broader grocery and produce portfolios for child nutrition and senior meal programs, rather than as standalone commodity orders. The work spans cafeteria operations, summer food service programs, and congregate meal delivery, with procurement driven by USDA nutrition standards compliance, Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and price-firm contracts running on fiscal or academic-year cycles.

Issuing bodies include school districts, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and county commissioners. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sourced dried peppers as part of a 1,100-line-item grocery solicitation (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) for the Bridgeport Board of Education; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products including seasonings and peppers for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026, with prior-period volume of $1.5 million); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia sought fresh produce including peppers over 200 line items (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and the State of Georgia requested bids on food, supplies, and kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). Recent activity clusters in the Southeast (Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida), with the most visible opportunities tied to school district nutrition contracts and state institutional food service. No opportunities in the block target dried peppers as a specialty or sole-source buy; the code appears to see routine activity only as a line item within larger food-service aggregations.