UNSPSC 50596302: Dried Non GMO centennial sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO centennial 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 50596302 Dried Non GMO centennial sweet potatoes is a Commodity code covering specialty dried produce items procured by state and local school nutrition programs, food service operations, and institutional dining facilities. State and local governments purchase dried sweet potatoes under this code as part of broader school lunch program procurement—typically bundled with fresh produce, grocery staples, and other nutritionally compliant food items sourced to meet National School Lunch Program standards and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition requirements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, supported by state health and human services agencies managing institutional food service at state-supported living centers and senior meal programs. School districts dominate the recent activity, with procurement driven by multi-year contract cycles aligned to fiscal-year food service budgets.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items—including vegetables, fruits, and specialty produce—for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services via IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and a due date of July 13, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce for school year 2026-27 under IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi sought packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program under Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content and HACCP compliance are standard across school nutrition procurement in this space.