UNSPSC 50596614: Dried Non GMO kabocha squash

The variety of Non GMO winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as Non GMO kabocha 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 50596614 Dried Non GMO kabocha squash is a Commodity code covering a single dried vegetable product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service and school nutrition contracting. The code appears in school district and institutional food-service solicitations where dried produce serves as a component of larger meal programs, breakfast items, or kitchen supplies rather than as a standalone procurement category. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code include school districts (the primary buyers), county boards of education, city departments supporting school nutrition, state health and human services commissions operating institutional dining facilities, and county government bodies overseeing senior meal programs. Recent opportunities show school districts are the dominant repeat buyers, particularly through national school lunch program procurements that incorporate the Buy American Provision requiring minimum domestic agricultural content.

Recent activity centers on the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including vegetables on June 30, 2026, with delivery to school sites and a central warehouse on standard pallets and Net 45 payment terms. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date and July 1, 2026 contract start. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center on June 11, 2026 with a July 13, 2026 due date and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. The State of Georgia released a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 deadline. School nutrition solicitations uniformly require nutritional compliance, allergen management (nut-free products), USDA compliance documentation, blind laboratory testing of samples at vendor expense, and commercial general liability insurance naming the school district as additional insured.