UNSPSC 50596825: Dried Non GMO donqua

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO donqua 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 50596825 Dried Non GMO donqua, a Commodity code, nominally names a single dried agricultural product, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code solicitate much broader food-service and nutrition-program supplies. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut is purchasing over 1,100 line items of grocery items (breakfast foods, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat) for school lunch under the National School Lunch Program; Texas Health and Human Services Commission is requesting food and consumable products for a state-supported living center; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia is sourcing over 200 line items of fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, specialty fruits); and Hillsborough County in Florida is contracting for senior meal preparation and delivery services across 14 dining centers and home delivery to seniors aged 60 and older. These opportunities reveal a code mismatch—the UNSPSC nominal scope bears little relationship to what is actually being purchased, which spans institutional food service, nutrition compliance, and meal programs rather than a single dried commodity.

Geographic activity centers on Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with representation from state-level procurement (Texas Health and Human Services), county governments (Hillsborough County, Hancock County), municipal departments (City of Bridgeport), and school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi). The Bridgeport IFB closed June 30, 2026, with Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content) and LINQ School Solutions ordering integration; Hancock County's fresh-produce IFB was due June 26, 2026, requiring firm pricing and delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027; the Texas IFB HHS0017449 was due July 13, 2026, with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meals was due June 25, 2026, with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The code shows active state and local procurement, though the opportunities themselves span institutional food-service contracting rather than dried non-GMO donqua specifically, suggesting this commodity code may be improperly applied to broader nutrition-program and food-supply solicitations.