UNSPSC 50596001: Dried Non GMO dock sorrel

The variety of Non GMO sorrel known as Non GMO dock sorrel 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 50596001 Dried Non GMO dock sorrel, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly feature comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and meal service contracts for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply—not dried dock sorrel or specialty botanical products. School districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal governments are soliciting broad-based food product supply spanning fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and related kitchen consumables, with recent IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County (Florida), the State of Georgia, and the City of Dallas. The typical solicitation structure establishes multi-item grocery contracts with hundreds of line items, firm fixed pricing, weekly or regular scheduled delivery to multiple school sites or institutional facilities, Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety certification, and nutritional labeling requirements.

The recent activity is concentrated in school nutrition procurement across the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina) and scattered examples in the Northeast and South-Central regions, with notable volume in Virginia and Connecticut. Representative recent procurements include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, bids due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools plus distribution facilities; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, proposals due February 18, 2026) for $9 million annually across 32 schools; Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP (RFP02641, proposals due February 25, 2026) valued at approximately $3.1 million for 8,200 students; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (ITB-26-00289, bids due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code itself appears misaligned with the commodity being purchased—no solicitations name dock sorrel or similar specialty dried botanicals, suggesting either a classification error or dormant activity under this specific code line.