UNSPSC 50596229: Dried Non GMO zucchini squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO zucchini 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 50596229 Dried Non-GMO zucchini squash, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity specific to this ingredient, though the code appears in broader food-service solicitations where dried vegetables are listed as line items within master grocery or nutrition program contracts. State and local governments procuring under this code typically do so as part of comprehensive school nutrition, senior meal, or institutional food-service programs rather than as standalone produce purchases. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school), county boards of education, state departments of health and human services, and municipalities operating senior meal programs. When solicited, dried non-GMO zucchini squash appears as a minor component within larger meal-preparation and distribution contracts, subject to Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP compliance, nutritional labeling, and adherence to whole-grain and sodium standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Title VII CFR regulations.

Recent procurement activity for comprehensive food supplies spanning this commodity codes includes the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items (including vegetables) for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 13, 2026 IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh and processed produce across three school sites in Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 27, 2026 IFB for master grocery K-12 covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens in Virginia; and the Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools in Georgia, estimated at $9 million annually. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), with school districts and county education boards as dominant issuing bodies. No solicitations target dried non-GMO zucchini squash exclusively; the code's recent state and local activity exists only within multi-thousand-line-item commodity aggregations where this ingredient occupies marginal procurement value.