UNSPSC 50596314: Dried Non GMO okinawan sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO okinawan 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 50596314 Dried Non GMO Okinawan Sweet Potatoes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities show no direct demand for this specific product. Instead, the opportunities posted under or near this code span broad grocery and food-service procurement — school lunch programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food service, and fresh produce supply for nutrition-compliant school districts. State and local governments buying under this code's neighborhood are sourcing items for congregate meals, school nutrition programs subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, and facility-based food service operations. The issuing bodies are school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing departments. Buy American requirements (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed goods) and nutrition standards are standard compliance obligations across these opportunities.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with recent solicitations spanning Bridgeport, Connecticut (City Department of Public Purchases for Bridgeport Board of Education), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (El Paso facility), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 RFQ for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response deadline and a July 1, 2026 contract start; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date and July 1, 2026 contract commencement; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. Vendors in this space must maintain HACCP plans, provide nutritional documentation, comply with state health inspections, carry significant liability insurance, and accept firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.