UNSPSC 50596834: Dried Non GMO jicama

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO jicama 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 50596834 Dried Non GMO jicama (Commodity) represents a single produce line item within the broader school nutrition and institutional food procurement market. State and local governments buy dried jicama as part of larger grocery and fresh-produce contracts for school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and state-supported living facilities. The code shows minimal standalone activity — dried jicama does not appear as a named line item in any of the recent solicitations — and instead sits as a potential component within multi-thousand-line-item breakfast, lunch, snack, and specialty-food contracts. Issuing bodies for food procurement at this tier span school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), county boards of education, state health and human services agencies operating residential facilities, and county commissioners procuring congregate and home-delivered senior meals. The actual buying is heavily concentrated among K–12 school nutrition programs, which dominate institutional food spending and operate under Buy American requirements mandating minimum domestic agricultural content and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent opportunities show activity in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education posted a grocery items bid (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100 line items across vegetables, fruits, breakfast items, and condiments for delivery to central warehouse and school sites; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted fresh produce for school year 2027 (IFB, due June 26, 2026) with over 200 line items and firm pricing through June 2027; Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) against a historical spend of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. Dried jicama as a standalone commodity shows no recent solicitation activity and appears unlikely to be pursued independently — vendors sourcing this code should position it as a component of larger fresh-produce or specialty-snack fulfillment within school nutrition, congregate senior feeding, and state facility-support contracts.