UNSPSC 50596704: Dried Non GMO globe yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO globe yams 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 50596704 Dried Non GMO globe yams is a Commodity code that does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains fourteen recent opportunities across school districts, county governments, state agencies, and special-purpose districts, none of which specifically solicit dried non-GMO globe yams. The opportunities instead span fresh produce (including apples, berries, root vegetables, and leafy greens), comprehensive grocery procurement (over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, and processed goods), meal preparation and delivery services, and food supply and distribution for child nutrition programs. While the code's nominal scope suggests a specialty agricultural commodity, the recent procurement record shows no purchasing activity that isolates dried globe yams as a line item or procurement focus.

State and local purchasing under this UNSPSC code appears dormant or not actively solicited at this time. School districts dominate recent food-related procurement activity—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all issued recent solicitations—but they procure fresh produce, groceries, and meal services rather than specialty dried items. Specialized agricultural commodities like dried yams, when purchased by state or local bodies, may be requisitioned through broader grocery or produce categories under parent codes rather than discrete commodity codes, or they may fall into cooperative purchasing vehicles with aggregated spend that does not surface as standalone opportunities. A firm pursuing this code should verify whether state and local procurement officers classify dried globe yams under a parent Family or Class code, and whether purchasing occurs through established cooperative-purchasing contracts (such as Georgia's GEC) where commodity-specific availability is not publicly visible as a distinct RFP or IFB.