UNSPSC 50596801: Dried Non GMO alfalfa

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO alfalfa that has 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 50596801 Dried Non GMO alfalfa, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The six opportunities posted between April and June 2026 that carry this code designation involve grocery items, fresh produce, senior meal services, and packaged meal boxes for school nutrition programs—none of which center on dried alfalfa or alfalfa-based products. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid and the Hancock County Schools fresh produce solicitation both mention vegetables and fruits across dozens of line items, but neither specifies alfalfa as a line item or scope element. Similarly, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center food procurement, Hillsborough County's senior meal delivery services, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's packaged meal boxes reflect food-service demand across school districts, county health systems, and state agencies, but dried alfalfa does not appear as a named commodity in any of these solicitations. The code itself—naming a specialty feed commodity—does not align with the school nutrition and institutional meal-service work actually being tagged under it in current state and local RFPs and ITBs.

No active state and local procurement opportunities for dried non-GMO alfalfa are evident in the recent solicitation record. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the food-service work being purchased under it suggests either a tagging error in the source data or minimal genuine demand for this commodity through state and local formal procurement channels. A vendor specializing in dried alfalfa products should treat this code as a low-priority opportunity and verify code accuracy with individual issuing bodies before bid preparation.