UNSPSC 50596610: Dried Non GMO cushaw squash

The variety of Non GMO winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as Non GMO cushaw squash that has 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 50596610 Dried Non GMO cushaw squash is a Commodity code covering specialty dried vegetables sourced as ingredients for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. State and local governments buy this code primarily through school districts and county health and human services agencies sourcing ingredients for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The work solicited under this code reflects the practical scope of large food service procurement — vendors supply dried produce as components within broader grocery or food and consumable products contracts that span breakfast items, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and related staples for schools, state-supported living centers, and senior nutrition programs.

Recent state and local activity shows school districts and institutional food service agencies across the Southeast and Texas as the primary soliciting bodies. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department under IFB BNB052266 with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, including vegetables and fruits subject to Buy American domestic content requirements and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple categories with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with proposals due July 11, 2026, covering food service and on-campus programs at a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes under IFB 609-26 with sealed bids due April 29, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, and Mississippi, with school nutrition and state health agencies driving the majority of recent solicitations.