UNSPSC 50596812: Dried Non GMO beet tops

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO beet tops 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 50596812 Dried Non GMO beet tops is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of dried beet tops or comparable specialty produce ingredients. Instead, the tagged opportunities span broad institutional food service contracts—school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, and state facility food service—that source hundreds of line items across fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, proteins, beverages, and packaged products. The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose food service authorities. None of the opportunities specifically name dried beet tops, processed leafy greens, or non-GMO vegetable ingredient lines as a distinct procurement category.

Recent activity appears clustered in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi, driven by National School Lunch Program compliance cycles and fiscal-year renewals. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a firm contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (electronic bid portal, June 30, 2026 deadline); Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce across 200+ items with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027 (sealed bid, June 26, 2026 deadline); Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (June 25, 2026 deadline); and Texas HHS's IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables with a prior-period guideline value of $1.5 million (proposals due July 13, 2026). The code shows little activity aligned with specialty dried produce suppliers or non-GMO ingredient vendors serving institutional channels directly.