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 is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried alfalfa or any animal feed products. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span K-12 and senior nutrition programs, school meal distribution, institutional food service, and fresh produce procurement — all functions that fall outside the feed and forage commodity family entirely. The code appears misapplied to a broad set of food-service and meal-supply solicitations where dried alfalfa is neither a line item nor a performance requirement. No state or local government solicitations for dried alfalfa, non-GMO or otherwise, appear in the recent-opportunities dataset.

Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the tagged opportunities, there is no meaningful procurement signal under this code for vendors in the dried-alfalfa or animal-feed space. Vendors pursuing state and local institutional food service, school nutrition, fresh produce, or senior meal programs should examine those solicitations individually — such as the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026), Meriden Public Schools RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (approximately $3.1 million, with an anticipated award date of April 24, 2026), or the Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution serving approximately 25,500 students (estimated annual expenditure approximately $9 million, sealed proposals due February 18, 2026) — but they should not rely on this code for market intelligence or opportunity discovery.