UNSPSC 50596217: Dried Non GMO pattypan squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO pattypan 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 50596217 Dried Non GMO pattypan squash, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of state and local procurement activity actually being solicited under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged with this code focus overwhelmingly on broad-based food procurement for schools, senior services, and institutional food operations—comprehensive grocery, produce, and meal-service contracts spanning hundreds of line items and price points—rather than specialized dried vegetable products. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education, along with county commissioners, city purchasing departments, state health and human services agencies, and transit authorities. Food procurement remains concentrated in the K-12 school nutrition space, where child nutrition programs anchor the activity, though senior meal delivery and institutional food services for state-supported living centers also appear in the record.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with notable concentration in Georgia and Florida. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted a grocery procurement covering over 1,100 line items with a June 30, 2026 deadline (IFB BNB052266); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 11, 2026 proposal deadline under IFB HHS0017449; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) sought fresh produce bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB #SN002-2027); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted a three-year senior meal preparation and delivery services contract valued at approximately $17.8 million with a June 25, 2026 deadline (ITB 26-00289). Additional activity includes Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) Master Grocery K-12 procurement due April 27, 2026; Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) school nutrition grocery bid due May 4, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) fresh produce contract due April 23, 2026; Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) commercial and USDA foods procurement for approximately $3.1 million due February 25, 2026; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) coordinating cooperative produce and main-line food distribution across 30 districts. The code shows active recent solicitation activity but limited relevance to dried specialty produce as a standalone commodity class.