UNSPSC 50596223: Dried Non GMO sweet dumpling squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO sweet dumpling 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 50596223 Dried Non GMO sweet dumpling squash is a Commodity code encompassing specialty produce items procured by state and local nutrition and food service programs. Recent opportunities show this code sitting within much broader food and produce procurement activity, where school districts, counties, and state agencies solicit fresh and processed agricultural products to support child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The actual buying under this code reflects the intersection of school lunch compliance, specialty produce sourcing, and agricultural commodity requirements — vendors typically supply via master agreements or annual contracts with firm pricing, Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic content, and delivery to central warehouse and site-level locations on standard pallets.

State and local solicitation activity clusters in school districts and county boards of education across the Southeast and parts of the Southwest, with representative recent opportunities including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for fresh produce for school year 2026-27 with bids due June 26, 2026, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) requesting grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) also posted a large ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. These opportunities consistently require adherence to National School Lunch Program standards, HACCP certification, Buy American documentation with 51 percent domestic agricultural content, comprehensive insurance naming the jurisdiction as additional insured, and delivery capacity to multiple school or facility sites with firm fixed pricing and Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms.