UNSPSC 50596707: Dried Non GMO lesser yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO lesser 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 50596707 Dried Non GMO lesser yams, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity tagged under it in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally describes a single dried-vegetable product; however, the recent opportunities show state and local governments sourcing this code as part of much broader food and consumable product buys — grocery items for school nutrition programs, fresh produce for school meals, food and consumable products for state-supported living centers, and senior meal preparation and delivery services. None of the recent solicitations specifically name dried lesser yams or prioritize them as a line item, and the code appears to be a miscategorization artifact within broader nutrition-service or general-commodity procurement.

The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). Geographic activity appears in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program; the Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items; and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' June 25, 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services, valued at $17.8 million over three years. Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurements tagged to it, the code shows limited relevance for vendors supplying dried lesser yams specifically; pursue only if your firm is a broad food-service distributor already competing in school nutrition or institutional food-supply channels.