UNSPSC 50596818: Dried Non GMO chickpeas

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO chickpeas 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 50596818 Dried Non GMO chickpeas is a Commodity code that captures legume procurement in state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code reflect school districts and state agencies sourcing dried chickpeas and related pulses as components of comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts supporting National School Lunch Program compliance and Child Nutrition standards. The work involves bulk food procurement with strict nutritional, safety, and domestic-sourcing requirements tied to federal Buy American provisions. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes, state education departments, county boards of education, and specialized nutrition programs; most solicitations are issued by K-12 school nutrition authorities acquiring groceries and meal components on an annual or multi-year basis.

Recent activity spans school districts across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with the largest volume in Georgia and Connecticut. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (for the Bridgeport Board of Education) posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including vegetables and legumes, due the same day, with Buy American provision requirements of at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and delivery Monday through Friday to a central warehouse and multiple school sites. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with an estimated annual value of approximately $5.5 million combined for both geographic areas, due March 4, 2026. Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut released RFP 026-41 in March 2026 for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and further processed USDA Foods across 13 school sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026-2027, due February 25, 2026. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 in April 2026 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026. No recent solicitations explicitly isolate dried chickpeas as a standalone line item; the code appears primarily as one product within larger grocery and institutional food service RFPs and IFBs.