UNSPSC 50596800: Dried Non GMO nominant vegetables

Vegetable types that belong to no other class and have no other vegetable commodities related to them 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 50596800 Dried Non GMO Nominant Vegetables, a Class code, does not match the work actually being solicited in recent state and local opportunities. The recent opportunities records identify dried non-GMO vegetables as the nominal scope, but the posted solicitations and RFPs do not procure dried vegetables as a standalone category. Instead, state and local government procurement under this code identifier spans comprehensive grocery supply and school nutrition services that include fresh produce, dairy, proteins, prepared meals, and related food service consumables—often bundled with dozens or hundreds of line items spanning multiple food categories and delivery logistics rather than dried vegetables alone.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional participation from state health and human services agencies and municipal governments. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut) soliciting over 1,100 grocery line items under IFB BNB052266 with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with proposals due July 11, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 distribution with sealed bids due April 27, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut) with additional volume in Texas and Virginia, though the code's misalignment with actual procurements limits its reliability as a targeting signal.