UNSPSC 50596101: Dried Non GMO america spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO america spinach 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 50596101 Dried Non GMO America Spinach is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried vegetable products procured primarily by school districts and state institutional foodservice operations to support child nutrition programs and congregate meal services. State and local governments buying under this code source dried spinach and similar preserved produce as components of larger grocery and food-supply contracts supporting National School Lunch Program compliance, institutional meal preparation, and emergency foodservice resilience. School districts and state health and human services agencies are the primary issuing bodies, with solicitations typically bundled into broader food-supply or produce RFPs and IFBs rather than issued as standalone dried-vegetable procurements. Vendors supplying dried spinach must meet Buy American domestic agricultural content thresholds (typically 51 percent), comply with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards and whole-grain requirements, provide complete nutritional labeling and ingredient panels, submit to laboratory testing and blind organoleptic evaluation, maintain HACCP plans, carry product liability and commercial general liability insurance, and demonstrate state health inspection compliance and professional references.

Recent solicitation activity under this code shows concentrated engagement in the Southeast and mid-South. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 line-item grocery items spanning breakfast cereals, vegetables, fruits, and condiments for the Bridgeport Board of Education (response due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce and specialty items across three school sites (response due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million (response due July 13, 2026). The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program in April 2026 (response due April 29, 2026). Hillsborough County in Florida issued a larger congregate and home-delivery senior meal services ITB-26-00289 estimated at $17.8 million over three years in June 2026, though this opportunity focuses on prepared meal service rather than commodity ingredients.