UNSPSC 50596808: Dried Non GMO bamboo shoots

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO bamboo shoots 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 50596808 Dried Non GMO bamboo shoots is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal recent alignment with the nominal product scope; the recent solicitations tagged to this code focus on comprehensive school nutrition, senior meal services, and bulk food distribution, none of which explicitly name dried bamboo shoots or similar specialty produce items. The buying bodies include school districts (Bridgeport, Pascagoula-Gautier, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Fairfax County, Douglas County, and Meriden), a county health and human services agency (Texas HHS Commission), a county commissioners board (Hillsborough), and a state agency (Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, seeking fresh produce, groceries, and broader food supply contracts as part of child nutrition and breakfast-lunch programs subject to Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content), HACCP compliance, nutritional standards, and federal Title VII regulations.

Recent opportunities span Georgia (Douglas County RFP SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs, estimated annual value $5.5 million across 30 districts; Bulloch County IFB #043025 School Nutrition Grocery Bid; Savannah-Chatham Bid 26-34 Fresh Produce; Georgia State IFB Fresh Produce and Food Supplies), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport IFB BNB052266 Grocery Items; Meriden RFP 026-41 Commercial & USDA Foods, anticipated value $3.1 million), Texas (HHSC El Paso IFB HHS0017449 Food and Consumables, historical value $1.5 million annually), Florida (Hillsborough County ITB 26-00289 Senior Meals, estimated value $17.8 million over three years), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District Bid 609-26 Summer Meal Boxes), and Virginia (Fairfax County IFB 2000004323 Master Grocery K-12). The code shows little substantive activity specific to dried bamboo shoots; pursue only if your firm supplies specialty or ethnic produce items embedded in bulk school nutrition or institutional food service bids, or skip if your product line does not align with the staple fresh produce, dairy, meat, and grain items dominating these solicitations.