UNSPSC 50596619: Dried Non GMO warted hubbard squash

The variety of Non GMO winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as Non GMO warted hubbard 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 50596619 Dried Non GMO warted hubbard squash (Commodity) sees minimal direct procurement activity under its specific code designation, though the broader food-service supply ecosystem shows active state and local buying for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The recent opportunities sourced under this code frame actual purchasing as part of large-scale institutional food contracts spanning hundreds of line items—breakfasts, produce, processed foods, and specialty items—rather than single-commodity solicitations. School districts, state health agencies, and county governments purchase dried and fresh produce as components of comprehensive nutrition contracts subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance, HACCP plans, nutritional labeling, and allergen restrictions, with pricing on firm fixed-rate bases and delivery to centralized warehouses and multiple school sites on standard pallets.

The issuing-body mix reflects school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District) and county governments (Hillsborough County, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) concentrated in the South—Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas—across the most recent June 2026 postings. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30 with July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term; Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for 200+ fresh produce items (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus) due June 26; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years. The code shows little activity as a standalone dried-squash procurement; instead, dried and processed produce items are subsumed into broad institutional food-supply contracts where commodity-specific sourcing is subordinate to volume pricing, compliance certifications, and delivery logistics.