UNSPSC 50595506: Dried Non GMO fresno peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO fresno peppers 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 50595506 Dried Non GMO Fresno Peppers is a Commodity code that does not reflect the current procurement activity tagged under it in state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities show no direct procurement of dried Fresno peppers; instead, they span comprehensive fresh produce, grocery staples, meal delivery, and food service operations across school districts, county health authorities, and municipal governments. The code's nominal scope—a single specialty agricultural product—does not align with the broad, multi-category food service contracts that state and local procurement offices are actually posting.

State and local buyers soliciting fresh produce and grocery items include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bulloch County and Douglas County systems in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health authorities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut for school nutrition, City of Dallas for catered meals), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Recent IFBs and RFPs from April through June 2026 include Hancock County's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty produce; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items solicitation for school nutrition (due June 30, 2026) with over 1,100 line items and Buy American requirements; and Douglas County School System's food-supply RFP (due February 18, 2026) estimating $9 million annual spending for 32 schools. These solicitations uniformly require firm fixed pricing, HACCP compliance, food-safety certifications, liability insurance, and compliance with Buy American provisions and the National School Lunch Program. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school systems, Florida, Texas, Mississippi) and Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia). No recent solicitations specifically name dried or specialty peppers as a discrete line item or procurement focus.