UNSPSC 50595515: Dried Non GMO bell peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO bell 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 50595515 Dried Non GMO bell peppers is a Commodity code that names a single ingredient category, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code tag shows minimal direct relevance. The available opportunities span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply, and catering—all of which may source dried peppers as an ingredient within broader grocery or food service contracts, yet none explicitly solicit dried non-GMO bell peppers as a standalone commodity line item. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System issue annual or multi-year RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and food service supply covering dozens or hundreds of line items across protein, dairy, grains, fresh vegetables, and condiments; dried specialty vegetables such as bell peppers appear in the detailed product specifications of these solicitations but are subsumed within larger food-service aggregations rather than solicited as distinct commodity contracts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut), and City of Meriden Purchasing Department (Connecticut) similarly procure food and food-service supply for state institutions, senior meal programs, and school districts through master grocery contracts or service agreements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county governments, with occasional state departments and municipal purchasing offices participating in cooperative buying arrangements such as the GEC Buying Cooperative.

Geographic concentration appears in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with recent solicitations posted from Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, City of Meriden), Texas (HHSC), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools plus distribution facilities with firm fixed pricing and weekly delivery; Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive food bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM) encompassing multiple product categories across 14 school sites; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026) soliciting a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 daily meals with an estimated annual value of $9 million. None of these opportunities explicitly isolate dried non-GMO bell peppers as a separately procured line item; the code shows minimal discrete activity and appears to be a classification artifact rather than a driver of current state and local procurement demand.