UNSPSC 50596310: Dried Non GMO jewel sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO jewel 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 50596310 Dried Non GMO jewel sweet potatoes (Commodity) covers dehydrated sweet potato products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs operating under federal meal standards. State and local governments procure this code primarily as a line item within broader grocery, produce, or food-supply contracts supporting school lunch and breakfast programs, senior nutrition services, and state-supported facility meals. The scope emphasizes products meeting Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, Buy American agricultural content requirements (typically 51 percent minimum domestic content for processed items), allergen controls, and compliance with USDA meal program regulations including Title VII CFR and NIGP specifications.

Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services departments, and county commissioners' offices procuring meals for vulnerable populations. Recent solicitations show activity across the Southeast and Texas, with Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) all posting relevant food-service opportunities between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with a June 30, 2026 deadline; Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for state-supported living centers with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Contracts typically run July-June cycles aligned to school years or fiscal-year periods (September-August for state facilities), with pricing held firm except where CPI adjustment formulas or documented major market changes apply. Delivery requirements mandate Monday-Friday service to central warehouses and school sites on standard pallets with 48-hour or 24-hour emergency backup capacity; blind testing of samples and third-party laboratory verification of nutritional compliance and product specifications are standard conditions.