UNSPSC 50596301: Dried Non GMO beauregard sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO beauregard sweet potatoes that have 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 50596301 Dried Non-GMO Beauregard sweet potatoes (Commodity) is a niche agricultural product with minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically matching this commodity code, though the code sits within a broader ecosystem of food service and school nutrition purchasing where fresh and processed produce items are regularly solicited. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show no direct solicitations for dried sweet potatoes; instead, the sample includes mixed grocery procurement, fresh produce contracts, and meal preparation services that may incidentally include sweet potato products but do not center on them. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing offices are the primary issuing bodies in the broader food procurement space, with school nutrition programs driving the highest volume of activity. Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System each issued multiple grocery or produce contracts in the past six months, signaling sustained demand for food service suppliers capable of meeting federal nutrition compliance, Buy American provisions, and HACCP-based food safety standards.

Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi host the most recent activity in the state and local food procurement space, with school districts in Georgia appearing with particular frequency. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (June 2026, response due June 26) encompassing over 200 line items across apples, berries, root vegetables, and specialty items; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items serving the Bridgeport Board of Education (June 2026, response due June 30) covering 1,100 line items with Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 districts across Georgia (February 2026, response due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas. However, no recent opportunity in the provided dataset explicitly solicits dried sweet potatoes or treated this commodity as a standalone line item, indicating either minimal procurement volume under this specific code or consistent classification under broader produce or commodity headings in state and local systems.