UNSPSC 50596705: Dried Non GMO greater yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO greater 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 50596705 Dried Non GMO greater yams is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single agricultural product line, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct solicitation for dried yams specifically. Instead, the code appears in broader food service and nutrition procurement contexts where dried or processed vegetables are ancillary line items within large multi-category grocery and food-supply contracts. State and local governments purchasing under this taxonomy are primarily school districts, county boards of education, municipal departments, and social-service agencies procuring food for student nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The work spans cafeteria supply, school lunch compliance (including National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards), Buy American agricultural requirements, and cold-chain logistics to distributed school and facility locations.

Recent opportunities show issuing bodies across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued RFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 line-item grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's food service, with a response deadline of June 30, 2026 and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a July 13, 2026 response deadline and historical annual spend of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline, covering over 200 line items and a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and a June 25, 2026 response deadline. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Code activity is concentrated in school nutrition and institutional food service procurement rather than dried yam procurement as a standalone commodity.