UNSPSC 50596830: Dried Non GMO ginger root

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO ginger root 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 50596830 Dried Non GMO ginger root is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement covers specialty dried spices and botanical ingredients sourced for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and public facility kitchens. Recent solicitations show this code is tagged to broad grocery and food-supply contracts that span seasonings and condiment categories alongside dozens of other commodity line items — dried ginger root appears as one of many SKUs rather than as a standalone procurement focus. State and local issuers soliciting under this code include school districts, county boards of education, municipal procurement offices, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices. The kinds of work being bought center on bulk food and consumable products for school lunch programs, senior nutrition services, state-supported living facilities, and institutional food service operations, all subject to Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food-safety compliance, and firm fixed pricing for contract terms ranging from one to three years.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 due date. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 response date and a historical contract value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and a June 25, 2026 bid deadline. The State of Georgia issued a solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. The code shows no standout repeat-buyer pattern and no recent solicitations specifically requesting dried ginger root as a targeted commodity; the code's activity is subsumed within larger institutional food-service contracts.