UNSPSC 50596708: Dried Non GMO potato yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO potato 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 50596708 Dried Non-GMO Potato Yams, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's scope — specialty dried potato products with non-GMO certification — contrasts sharply with what state and local governments are actually buying under related food and produce solicitations. Recent procurement opportunities across the nation solicit fresh produce, comprehensive grocery items, meal preparation services, and bulk food distribution for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service, but none of the posted solicitations name dried potato yams or products specifically coded to 50596708. The issuing bodies—school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Meriden Public Schools), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Hancock County), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas)—are procuring fresh and frozen produce, packaged groceries, eggs, and prepared meals through competitive sealed bids and RFPs, but the granular commodity code 50596708 does not align with what these jurisdictions are sourcing at present.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts and the City of Bridgeport's Board of Education. Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17.8 million). The code shows no recent pursuit opportunity and merits skip status unless your firm has an existing customer base in specialty dried produce for institutional food service that operates outside the visible procurement record.