UNSPSC 50595608: Dried Non GMO specialty potatoes

The variety of Non GMO potatoes known as Non GMO specialty potatoes 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 50595608 Dried Non-GMO Specialty Potatoes is a Commodity code that, in state and local procurement activity, appears embedded within broader grocery and food-service solicitations rather than as a standalone line item. The recent opportunities show this code tagged to general food procurement spanning school nutrition programs, state-supported facility dining, senior meal services, and emergency meal programs where dried specialty potatoes may be one component among hundreds of food SKUs. State and local governments procure dried potatoes primarily through school food-service contracts (both regular and summer programs), institutional dining at health and human services facilities, and congregate meal delivery systems for seniors. The issuing bodies include city boards of education, state health and human services agencies, county school districts, and county commissioners' offices managing nutrition and senior-service programs. Because the recent opportunities list this code within multi-category grocery and consumables solicitations rather than specialty-produce-specific RFPs, the actual volume and frequency of standalone dried specialty-potato procurement cannot be determined from the available data.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (El Paso), Georgia (state level and Hancock County), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District) in the most recent notices. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026, and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term) due June 26, 2026. All school nutrition contracts enforce Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), compliance with USDA nutrition standards and the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and blind testing of samples at vendor expense. Payment terms are typically Net 30 to Net 45 days. No source material supports standalone specialty-potato solicitations or identifies repeat buyers concentrating on this Commodity code specifically.