UNSPSC 50596113: Dried Non GMO space spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO space 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 50596113 Dried Non GMO space spinach is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reveal a much broader scope of food and consumable procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply. State and local governments are buying fresh produce, breakfast items, frozen goods, dairy, meat products, snacks, beverages, condiments, and packaged meal boxes through this code — most frequently for National School Lunch Program compliance and congregate senior dining. The issuing bodies span school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of commissioners across multiple states. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, with districts in Connecticut, Georgia, and Mississippi posting fresh produce and comprehensive grocery solicitations; the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida is an outlier, procuring senior meal preparation and delivery services at scale ($17,832,659.90 estimated contract value over three years).

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with active procurement in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Department of Public Purchases soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education under IFB BNB052266 with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients) and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting fresh produce for over 200 line items under IFB #SN002-2027 with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 and firm pricing for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (proposals due July 11, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi soliciting Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes under Bid No. 609-26 with sealed bids due April 29, 2026. All opportunities mandate firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight to designated delivery locations, HACCP compliance, and vendor insurance naming the purchasing jurisdiction as additional insured.