UNSPSC 50596307: Dried Non GMO hanna sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO hanna 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 50596307 Dried Non GMO hanna sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally describes a single dried product variant, but state and local governments tagging opportunities under this code are actually buying comprehensive food supply and distribution services—groceries, fresh produce, meal preparation, and related items—for schools, senior services, and institutional facilities. The recent opportunities span school nutrition programs (K-12 breakfast and lunch), state-supported living centers, senior congregate and home-delivered meals, and specialized procurement for district warehouses. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county boards of education across multiple states, municipal purchasing offices (City of Dallas, City of Bridgeport), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). This code sees regular activity across school nutrition program renewals and institutional food service contracts.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia) and Texas, with additional activity in Colorado. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (breakfast, produce, dairy, frozen items, proteins, condiments) for school nutrition with a June 30, 2026 deadline; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center (estimated prior-period value $1.5 million) with proposals due July 11, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus) with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery throughout the county at an estimated $17.8 million over three years with bids due June 25, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with sealed bids due April 27, 2026; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries, produce, and USDA Foods serving 8,200 students at an estimated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026-2027 with proposals due February 25, 2026. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content) appear consistently across school and state procurements. All contracts require HACCP food safety plans, nutritional compliance documentation, and liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2 million range per occurrence.