UNSPSC 50596115: Dried Non GMO water spinach

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO water 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 50596115 Dried Non GMO water spinach is a Commodity code that does not see recent activity in state and local procurement. The 14 posted opportunities tagged to this code over the past six months reflect broad school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement—including grocery contracts spanning thousands of line items, fresh produce bids, and meal delivery services—but none of the specific opportunities actually solicit dried non-GMO water spinach as a line item or category focus. The sourcing pattern appears to reflect misclassification at posting rather than active demand for the commodity itself.

The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement across these opportunities span large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), county systems (Hancock County Schools in Georgia; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city agencies (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut; City of Dallas), and state-level bodies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission; State of Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across multiple food categories; Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive grocery bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) spanning food, equipment, and supplies across 14 school sites; and Meriden Public Schools' commercial and USDA Foods procurement (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) valued at approximately $3.1 million for 13 school sites serving 8,200 students. Buyers in this space consistently require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, nutritional labeling, firm fixed pricing, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites. The code does not support a targeted pursuit strategy focused on dried non-GMO water spinach as a standalone commodity.