UNSPSC 50596316: Dried Non GMO oriental sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO oriental 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 50596316 Dried Non GMO oriental sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that spans dried specialty produce items state and local governments procure for school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing offices are buying this code as part of broader fresh and processed produce categories within nutrition service contracts that serve K-12 schools, state-supported living centers, senior meal programs, and other food service operations. The actual work being solicited clusters around multi-item produce and food service contracts where dried oriental sweet potatoes appear as one line item among hundreds spanning fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins, and processed foods. Issuing bodies include school district boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hancock County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), and state procurement offices (Georgia). These jurisdictions solicit under the code through IFB, ITB, and competitive sealed-bid vehicles tied to multi-year school nutrition contracts, institutional food service supply agreements, and senior meal program procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with posted opportunities from Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American Provision requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year under IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). All school nutrition contracts impose strict compliance with National School Lunch Program regulations, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, Buy American Provision thresholds, and require vendor submission of HACCP plans, product formulation statements, nutritional analyses, and liability insurance documentation.