UNSPSC 50596216: Dried Non GMO orangetti squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO orangetti 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 50596216 Dried Non GMO orangetti squash is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single fresh produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct relevance to the actual buying patterns recorded. The recent opportunities solicited under this code span broad-category school nutrition and institutional food service procurement — including grocery bundles with 1,100+ line items, fresh produce across 72–200 line items, and comprehensive food supply and distribution contracts — rather than dried squash as a line-item commodity. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing offices issue the majority of these solicitations, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment across multiple states. The issuing bodies include the Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia, school districts in Mississippi, Georgia, Connecticut, and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools), and the City of Dallas. No single jurisdiction repeats across multiple opportunities in the dataset.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport soliciting grocery items (BNB052266, RFQ due June 30, 2026) to support the Bridgeport Board of Education's school lunch program under National School Lunch Program requirements with 1,100+ line items spanning breakfast, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, and dairy; the Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce bids (IFB #SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items with Buy American provisions; Fairfax County Public Schools issuing a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, sealed bids due April 27, 2026) requiring a minimum of 76 items from the school delivery section; the Douglas County School System in Georgia procuring fresh produce and eggs (RFP SN 26-004, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026) across 72 line items for 30 school districts with an estimated annual value of $4.4–$5.5 million; and the City of Dallas seeking boxed and bulk meal delivery services (RFCSP BFZ2600029731, proposals due March 27, 2026) for official meetings and events with a five-year contract term. The code shows substantial school nutrition procurement volume but minimal direct demand for dried Non GMO orangetti squash as a standalone commodity line item, suggesting that opportunities tagged to this code are miscategorized or that the code serves as an aggregator for broader produce and food-service purchasing rather than a line-item driver.