UNSPSC 50595702: Dried Non GMO angela rutabagas

The variety of Non GMO rutabagas known as Non GMO angela 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 50595702 Dried Non GMO angela rutabagas is a Commodity code, and the recent state and local procurement activity under it shows minimal relevance to the code's nominal scope. The code shows little recent activity directly aligned with dried non-GMO rutabagas; the sourcing opportunities tagged to this code span comprehensive grocery and fresh produce procurement across school districts, county governments, state health agencies, and municipalities, with emphasis on fresh produce, meal preparation services, and broad-line food supply rather than specialty dried vegetable items. The issuing bodies include school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county and municipal governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, City of Dallas, City of Meriden), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). None of the recently posted solicitations explicitly identify dried rutabagas or specialty dried non-GMO vegetables as line items; the opportunities cluster around fresh produce delivery, comprehensive grocery supply for meal programs, boxed meal services, and food distribution to schools and senior services.

Geographic spread spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and the broader Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and root vegetables; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) for grocery product supply across 45 schools plus distribution facilities; Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in Georgia (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual value $5.5 million combined for two areas); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026, estimated three-year value $17.8 million). The mismatch between the code's stated product (dried non-GMO rutabagas) and the actual procurement activity (fresh produce and comprehensive food supply) suggests this code may be misapplied to these solicitations, or the code does not accurately capture current state and local buying patterns for specialty dried vegetables.