UNSPSC 50596815: Dried Non GMO carob

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO carob 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 50596815 Dried Non GMO carob, a Commodity code, describes specialty dried carob products that state and local governments procure primarily through food-service and school nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations show that carob and similar specialty dried goods appear within much broader grocery and food-supply procurement categories rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies soliciting under related codes span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions buy food products to support National School Lunch Program compliance, senior meal programs, state facility food service, and summer nutrition initiatives, all subject to Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic content) and nutrition standards including whole-grain and allergen restrictions.

Geographic activity in recent solicitations spans Florida (Hillsborough County), Georgia (State of Georgia), Texas (Texas HHSC), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Georgia again (Hancock County Board of Education). Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 due July 11, 2026 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce; and Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00289 due June 25, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. Carob as a specific commodity does not appear prominently in these summaries; the code likely sees intermittent demand bundled within larger food-supply contracts rather than as a dedicated purchasing category.