UNSPSC 50596212: Dried Non GMO kentucky field squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO kentucky field 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 50596212 Dried Non GMO Kentucky Field Squash is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single dried vegetable product, but recent state and local procurement activity shows little connection to this specific item. The opportunities posted under this code span broad food-service procurement: school lunch programs buying hundreds of line items including fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, and meat products; state health and human services facilities purchasing general food and consumable products for dining and nutrition programs; and county boards of education soliciting fresh produce assortments for school nutrition. The issuing bodies are school districts, county boards of education, state health departments, and county commissioners procuring meals and ingredients for cafeterias, congregate senior dining centers, and child nutrition summer food programs. The scope reflects institutional foodservice purchasing rather than procurement of a single dried squash commodity.

The geographic spread spans Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (HHSC), Georgia (Hancock County), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Georgia (State of Georgia). Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for school lunch with a June 30, 2026 deadline; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items with a June 26, 2026 response date; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services over three years valued at $17,832,659.90. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with school nutrition standards appear across school-based solicitations. The code shows no recent activity directly aligned to dried non-GMO Kentucky field squash procurement.