UNSPSC 50596312: Dried Non GMO nemagold sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO nemagold 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 50596312 Dried Non GMO nemagold sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty agricultural products for institutional food service. State and local procurement under this code focuses narrowly on sourcing fresh and processed produce for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional cafeterias. The code's nominal name reflects a single product line, but the recent opportunities tagged to it reveal a far broader set of actual purchases: school districts and county boards of education are acquiring comprehensive grocery bundles—fresh produce, eggs, frozen foods, dairy, grains, proteins, and condiments—to support child nutrition programs under federal funding and Buy American requirements. Senior meal programs and state institutional facilities (such as supported living centers) are procuring food and consumables under this same code designation, though the tagged opportunities span meal preparation services, bulk produce supply, and full-line grocery distribution rather than dried sweet potatoes specifically. This mismatch suggests state and local procurement offices are using the code as a catch-all for food commodity procurement rather than as a precise product identifier.

Activity is concentrated among Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools) and the State of Georgia Department of Human Services, with secondary activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). School districts dominate the issuing bodies, posting IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce, master grocery contracts, and nutrition program supply with response dates spanning January through June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with sealed bids due April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and further processed USDA Foods for 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 and proposals due February 25, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST. All school nutrition procurements enforce Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products) and compliance with federal child nutrition regulations; payment terms typically run Net 30 to Net 45 days, with firm fixed pricing for one-year terms and annual CPI adjustments thereafter.