UNSPSC 50596832: Dried Non GMO hop sprouts

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO hop sprouts 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 50596832 Dried Non GMO hop sprouts, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code is narrowly scoped to a specialized agricultural product — dried, non-GMO hop sprouts — yet the sixteen most recent state and local opportunities tagged or described under related food procurement codes address general grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and comprehensive school nutrition programs serving K-12 districts, senior centers, state institutions, and municipal operations across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. None of the posted solicitations — from Bridgeport Public Schools, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Schools, Hillsborough County, Georgia Department of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, City of Dallas, Douglas County Schools, and others — identify hop sprouts or hop-derived ingredients as line items or performance requirements.

The activity that does exist in this code family centers on large volume school meal programs requiring grocery staples, fresh produce in bulk quantities, meal preparation services, and USDA commodity compliance, typically with contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $17.8 million annually and response dates concentrated between February and July 2026. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education seeking annual or multi-year suppliers under IFB or RFP, with secondary activity from state health agencies and municipal governments. If hop sprouts or related specialty agricultural ingredients are being procured by state and local agencies, they are not surfacing in the current marketplace under this UNSPSC designation.