UNSPSC 50596210: Dried Non GMO gold squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO gold 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 50596210 Dried Non GMO gold squash is a Commodity code representing a single produce line item that state and local governments procure primarily as one component within broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. Rather than being solicited as a standalone product, dried non-GMO gold squash appears as a line item nested within large-scale grocery and fresh-produce RFPs issued by school districts, county nutrition departments, and state health agencies supporting the National School Lunch Program and senior meal services. The work being bought reflects compliance-heavy institutional food sourcing: vendors respond to itemized produce specifications, submit to nutritional analysis and blind taste testing, maintain HACCP certification, meet Buy American domestic-content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products), and deliver on firm fixed pricing with freight prepaid to multiple school or facility locations. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county nutrition departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal procurement offices acting on behalf of school food service departments.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Georgia, with the most visible recent opportunities concentrated in school district nutrition contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education with a response deadline of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce across 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years with a June 25, 2026 deadline. All recent solicitations enforce Buy American provisions, require HACCP plans, demand liability insurance with the issuing body named as additional insured, and impose firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges.