UNSPSC 50595811: Dried Non GMO sea kale

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO sea kale 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 50595811 Dried Non GMO sea kale, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for dried sea kale or specialty produce ingredients; instead, the code is tagged to broad-based school nutrition and institutional food service procurement spanning fresh produce, packaged groceries, USDA commodities, and prepared meals. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with one county government (Hillsborough County, Florida), two state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia), and one city government (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Dallas, Texas; Meriden, Connecticut) posting opportunities. The disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual work solicited suggests either a tagging error at posting or a mismatch between UNSPSC commodity classification and how state procurement offices label their food service contracts. The kinds of work being bought are wholesale grocery supply contracts with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional facilities—work that spans dozens of distinct food product lines rather than a single specialized ingredient.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, with solicitations from Georgia (State of Georgia Food Supplies IFB, Douglas County School System fresh produce and food supply RFPs, Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB, Bulloch County Board of Education grocery IFB, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce bid), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meals ITB), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District summer meal boxes), and Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables IFB), alongside activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport school lunch groceries IFB, Meriden Public Schools commercial groceries and USDA foods RFP) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB). Representative opportunities include the Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA foods supporting 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 and a February 25, 2026 proposal due date; the Douglas County School System RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and a February 18, 2026 proposal due date; the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a June 25, 2026 bid due date; and the Bridgeport Board of Education BNB052266 grocery IFB for over 1,100 line items with a June 30, 2026 bid due date. A pursue strategy requires matching vendor capability to the full commodity range each district specifies rather than focusing on any single ingredient class that the code name suggests.