UNSPSC 50596202: Dried Non GMO butternut squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO butternut squash 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 50596202 Dried Non GMO butternut squash is a Commodity code that captures dried vegetable products sourced under school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. State and local governments buy this commodity primarily through school boards and county nutrition programs to support meal preparation under federal child nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program) and senior meal delivery services. Recent solicitations show that dried butternut squash appears as one line item within much broader fresh and processed produce purchasing—typically embedded in requests spanning 200+ produce items or 1,100+ grocery line items rather than solicited standalone. School districts and county boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, though state-level purchasing offices (such as Georgia and Texas health and human services agencies) also procure food and consumable products for institutional facilities. Nutrition departments specify dried vegetables alongside fresh produce, frozen products, and shelf-stable items to meet Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards and Buy American domestic agricultural content requirements (typically 51% minimum for processed products).

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and South. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an RFQ for over 1,100 grocery items due June 30, 2026, including dried vegetables and preserved produce supporting the National School Lunch Program. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items, due June 26, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a broader solicitation for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition programs (due April 29, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumable products for a state-supported living center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). Hillsborough County (Florida) contracted senior meal services at an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026), though that solicitation focused on prepared meals rather than commodity ingredients. Dried butternut squash appears as a specification item within these broader food service contracts rather than as a standalone commodity purchase.