UNSPSC 50595604: Dried Non GMO russet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO potatoes known as Non GMO russet potatoes 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 50595604 Dried Non-GMO Russet Potatoes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows limited direct solicitation activity for dried russets specifically. Instead, state and local buyers are requesting comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts that may include dried potatoes as line items within broader food supply bundles. The issuing bodies span school districts, state education agencies, and county food service authorities, with school nutrition programs and institutional dining operations at state-supported living centers and senior meal programs as primary end-users. When dried potatoes appear, they are typically embedded in master grocery or fresh-produce RFPs where bidders quote pricing across 70–200+ line items, with Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content and strict compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and USDA commodity rules. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ($500,000–$1,000,000 per occurrence), provide HACCP plans, accept orders through school district platforms such as LINQ or Bonfire e-Procurement, and deliver on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, often accepting Net 30–45 payment terms.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with the most recent opportunities originating from Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools via the City of Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center), along with scattered activity in Mississippi and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive grocery bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) covering multiple food categories across 14 school sites, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery procurement for Bridgeport Board of Education (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items under the National School Lunch Program, and the Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce line items across 30 cooperating school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. Dried russet potatoes as a standalone commodity line see minimal dedicated procurement activity; pursuit is most viable when positioned as a fill-in component of larger grocery or produce master contracts where school districts and institutional food services allocate budgets across dozens of staple items.