UNSPSC 50596303: Dried Non GMO diane sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO diane 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 50596303 Dried Non GMO Diane Sweet Potatoes is a Commodity code that captures dried vegetable products purchased by state and local food-service programs, particularly school nutrition and senior meal providers operating under federal reimbursement or subsidy programs. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show that school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs buy a range of food items—fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and prepared foods—for child nutrition, senior meal delivery, and institutional food service. While the code's nominal scope is dried sweet potatoes specifically, the opportunities demonstrate that state and local procurement offices use broader food-commodity classifications and that suppliers responding to grocery-item or food-supply contracts often carry multiple vegetable lines, including dried and fresh produce. Issuing bodies span independent school districts, county boards of education, county commissions, state health agencies, and specialized state-supported living centers across the South and mid-Atlantic regions.

Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services on an IFB basis (due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items with Buy American provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia seeking fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posting a competitive sealed bid for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, estimated three-year value $17,832,659.90); and the State of Georgia requesting bids on food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). The geographic spread is concentrated in the South (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas) with activity in Connecticut, reflecting ongoing school nutrition procurement cycles under National School Lunch Program compliance requirements and state health-agency food-service contracting.