UNSPSC 50595812: Dried Non GMO sea lettuce

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO sea lettuce 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 50595812 Dried Non GMO sea lettuce, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialized seaweed products—does not align with the actual work being solicited under it. Recent opportunities posted against this code reflect broad food service procurement for schools, counties, and municipalities, spanning fresh produce, groceries, eggs, and prepared meals; dried sea lettuce does not appear in any of the posted solicitations. State and local food service programs purchase dried non-GMO sea lettuce opportunistically if at all, typically as a line item within larger produce or specialty ingredient contracts rather than as a standalone commodity procurement. The recent opportunities show that food service buyers tag broad grocery and produce RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with commodity-level UNSPSC codes when sourcing complete meal or ingredient portfolios, which can cause misalignment between the specific code and actual purchases.

Geographic activity centers on school districts and county food authorities in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), alongside municipal and state procurement in Connecticut, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) spanning 76+ items across fresh and shelf-stable products for 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (proposals due February 25, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services for approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million (proposals due February 18, 2026). The code shows low relevance for vendors focused on dried seaweed or specialty ingredient supply; pursue only if your firm supplies complete grocery portfolios to school nutrition programs and can bundle specialty items across multiple line items within broader master contracts.