UNSPSC 50596205: Dried Non GMO cucuzza squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO cucuzza 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 50596205 Dried Non GMO cucuzza squash is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single specialty produce item, though state and local procurement activity under this code does not cleanly separate individual dried-vegetable SKUs from broader grocery and food-service solicitations. Recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect instead the wider food-service landscape—school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state institutional food supply, and county food-service contracting—where dried and fresh produce items are solicited as line items within comprehensive food-supply or meal-service RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. The Commodity code sits within a taxonomy designed for granular ingredient tracking; in practice, state and local issuing bodies typically bundle produce and ingredients into large-lot grocery and consumables contracts rather than release separate solicitations for individual dried-vegetable products. The mix of issuing bodies includes school districts (city, county, and state-level boards of education), county health and human services departments, state health and nutrition agencies, and senior services authorities.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually (due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 (due June 25, 2026). These solicitations all carry Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51% for processed items) and compliance with school nutrition or institutional food-service standards including HACCP plans, nutritional labeling, and vendor insurance thresholds.