UNSPSC 50596831: Dried Non GMO gobo

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO gobo 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 50596831 Dried Non-GMO Gobo (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity primarily within broader food service and school nutrition solicitations, though the code itself receives limited discrete targeting in the recent opportunity set. The available recent opportunities do not show direct standalone procurement of dried gobo; instead, the code surfaces incidentally within comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and food supply contracts issued by school districts, state agencies, and municipalities that source across dozens or hundreds of line items spanning vegetables, grains, condiments, and specialty ingredients. The scope of activity under this code, when solicited, encompasses small-quantity specialty vegetable procurement for institutional food service — school cafeterias, state-supported living facilities, senior dining programs, and city meal services — where dried gobo appears as one item among many in larger product categories such as fresh and processed vegetables, Asian specialty ingredients, or dietary-accommodation staples. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), counties (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and cities (Bridgeport, Dallas). School nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunity set, reflecting the code's primary use within K-12 institutional procurement.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic — Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County), and additional Georgia procurement through state-level fresh produce and food supply solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education with firm fixed pricing and Buy American compliance; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum three-year food delivery experience and delivery to 45 schools; and Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution Services (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) seeking main-line distributor capability for approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual spend of $9 million. Dried gobo procurement appears as a minor line item within these larger category contracts rather than as a standalone solicitation vehicle, suggesting limited standalone demand but steady embedded activity within institutional food service budgets subject to nutrition standards, delivery frequency (typically Monday–Friday), Buy American compliance, and insurance requirements.