UNSPSC 50596315: Dried Non GMO orange sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO orange 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 50596315 Dried Non GMO orange sweet potatoes is a Commodity code covering dehydrated sweet potato products for state and local institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried sweet potatoes as part of broader grocery and produce procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state facility food operations. The work spans specification of product quality (color, texture, nutritional compliance), Buy American provision documentation (minimum 51 percent domestic content in many school contracts), HACCP and food safety certification, and delivery to central warehouses or multiple school sites on palletized basis. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida), and state purchasing offices (Georgia). School districts are the dominant buyers under this code, typically soliciting produce and food items as part of National School Lunch Program compliance and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi based on recent opportunities posted since April 2026. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's grocery items IFB (BNB052266) due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items with firm fixed pricing and delivery to the central warehouse and school sites; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, spanning 200+ produce line items including specialty fruits and vegetables for the 2026–27 school year; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 due July 11, 2026, for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. All school-district contracts require firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, Buy American compliance documentation at bid submission, samples subject to blind testing, and payment within 30 to 45 days of invoice.