UNSPSC 50595701: Dried Non GMO acme rutabagas

The variety of Non GMO rutabagas known as Non GMO acme rutabagas 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 50595701 Dried Non GMO acme rutabagas is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its specific product scope. Recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of dried non-GMO rutabagas or dried vegetables generally; instead, state and local buyers have posted solicitations for broad grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation, and food service distribution across school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipalities. The disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code sees little or no targeted procurement activity for the named commodity.

Recent activity shows instead that state and local procurement offices are actively buying fresh produce, boxed meals, and comprehensive food supply contracts through IFBs and RFPs issued by school districts (including Bridgeport Connecticut, Fairfax County Virginia, Hancock County Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier Mississippi, Savannah-Chatham Georgia, Bulloch County Georgia, and Douglas County Georgia), county commissions (Hillsborough County Florida), and state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC). A representative recent opportunity is Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for 1,100+ line items of grocery items with a contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, requiring Buy American compliance and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million combined. None of these solicitations target dried vegetables or dried rutabagas specifically. Procurement under this code appears inactive or systematically misclassified in recent state and local notices.