UNSPSC 50596809: Dried Non GMO banana leaves

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO banana leaves 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 50596809 Dried Non GMO banana leaves, a Commodity code, names a narrow agricultural product category that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code—including grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts—involve broad food-service categories such as fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared meals. Dried non-GMO banana leaves appear in none of the recent solicitations, and the code's nominal scope does not match the work actually being bought.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), one county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County in Florida), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and a municipal purchasing office (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, for its school system) and city procurement department (City of Dallas). The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and the Southeast, with recent activity also in Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools and distribution kitchens across the county with a one-year term from July 1, 2026; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annually for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools); and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services procurement (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026, estimated at $17.8 million over three years). The code shows substantial activity in school nutrition procurement and senior services but no meaningful alignment with dried banana leaves or specialty agricultural inputs.