UNSPSC 50596822: Dried Non GMO dasheen

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO dasheen 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 50596822 Dried Non GMO dasheen is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely solicit this specific dried vegetable product; the recent opportunities block contains no recent solicitations matching the code's scope. The available state and local procurement records show activity in school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food supply, but they focus on fresh produce, comprehensive grocery assortments, and meal preparation services rather than dried dasheen specifically. Dried dasheen appears peripherally, if at all, within broader fresh and processed vegetable categories in school lunch programs subject to USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions.

The geographic spread and issuing bodies in the recent opportunities reflect school districts (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fairfax County, Virginia; Hancock County, Georgia; Bulloch County, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Meriden, Connecticut; Douglas County, Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing (Georgia), with activity concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Representative solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery items IFB covering 1,100+ line items (response due June 30, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 IFB for school delivery (response due April 27, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas (response due March 4, 2026). These procurements emphasize USDA compliance, firm fixed pricing, nutritional standards, and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations. Dried dasheen does not appear as a line item in any of these recent solicitations.