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 specialized dried fruit products that state and local governments procure as ingredient components within broader school nutrition and institutional food service programs—not as standalone retail items. Recent state and local solicitations show the code appearing incidentally within large grocery and food-supply contracts serving school districts, county nutrition programs, and senior meal services, where dried carob is one line item among thousands. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026); the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving 25,500 students with an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000; and Fairfax County Public Schools solicited a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) covering weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional state agencies and senior meal programs. The code shows activity across Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, and Virginia, with school nutrition procurement concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

Representative solicitations target large institutional buyers requiring full-line grocery sourcing under Buy American and USDA compliance frameworks. Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut issued RFP 026-41 for commercial and USDA Foods supply to 13 school sites with an anticipated 2026-2027 contract value of approximately $3,100,000 (due February 25, 2026); Savannah-Chatham County Public School System issued Bid 26-34 for annual fresh produce supply across 60 school sites, renewable for two additional one-year terms (due April 23, 2026); and the Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). All school nutrition contracts require compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Label standards, whole grain and sodium limits, HACCP food safety plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, and liability insurance. Dried carob appears as a single specification line within these sprawling solicitations, making pursuit viable only for vendors operating as ingredient suppliers to institutional food distributors or as part of a full-line grocery offering.