UNSPSC 50596228: Dried Non GMO zephyr squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO zephyr 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 50596228 Dried Non GMO zephyr squash is a Commodity code representing specialty produce ingredients for school nutrition and institutional food service programs. State and local governments procure this item as part of broader school lunch and senior meal programs, where it appears as one line item within much larger grocery or produce solicitations designed to meet federal nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, and HACCP compliance requirements. The work involves sourcing, quality certification, delivery scheduling, and compliance documentation rather than production or transformation of the product itself.

Recent opportunities show school districts and state health agencies as the primary issuing bodies. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid for the Board of Education (BNB052266, IFB due June 30, 2026) spans over 1,100 line items including vegetables and calls for 51 percent domestic content with blind laboratory testing and $1 million product liability insurance. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) due June 26, 2026, for over 200 fresh produce line items across three school delivery sites for the 2026–27 school year. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) covers food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes under Bid No. 609-26 (due April 29, 2026), and Hillsborough County in Florida posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi school districts and state agencies; the code shows no recent concentration in any single issuing body or region.