UNSPSC 50595806: Dried Non GMO irish moss

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO irish moss 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 50595806 Dried Non GMO Irish Moss, a Commodity code, nominally names a single specialty ingredient, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code show little purchasing activity for irish moss specifically. Instead, the code appears in the dataset alongside broad-scope school nutrition and institutional food service contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of food line items—breakfast cereals, produce, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared meals—where dried seaweed products, if purchased at all, would represent a minor commodity within a much larger procurement. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and one county government serving seniors (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). State-level procurements also appear, including Georgia and Texas purchasing offices managing food contracts for supported living centers and institutional programs. None of the named opportunities explicitly mention irish moss or specialty seaweed ingredients in their scope summaries.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Virginia, and Texas, with school district food service contracts dominating the dataset. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323), due April 27, 2026, seeking weekly delivery of grocery items to 45 schools and distribution kitchens for a July 2026–June 2027 term; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (#SN002-2027), due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of fresh produce for school sites; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003), due February 18, 2026, targeting approximately $9 million in annual expenditure across 32 schools. The code's assignment to these broad school nutrition and institutional food service procurements appears misaligned with the narrow scope of dried non-GMO irish moss. Vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual item specifications in each RFP or IFB before preparing bids, as the commodity-level code shows minimal substantive demand signal for the ingredient itself.