UNSPSC 50596835: Dried Non GMO kudzu

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO kudzu 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 50596835 Dried Non-GMO Kudzu is a Commodity code that nominally names a single agricultural product line, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no solicitations actually seeking dried kudzu. Instead, the code appears in school district and state nutrition procurement spanning broad food and consumable categories — breakfast items, fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, and senior meal services — all with Buy American requirements and nutrition compliance obligations tied to federal child nutrition and adult meal programs. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county education boards, alongside state-level human services and county nutrition programs. Work solicited under this code includes meal sourcing for National School Lunch Programs, summer food service, fresh produce supply chains with multi-location delivery, and congregate or home-delivered senior nutrition services, often with firm fixed pricing, HACCP documentation, and blind product testing.

The recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education) seeking over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 IFB deadline and Buy American compliance; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting fresh produce bids with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million and July 13, 2026 deadline; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners requesting senior meal preparation and delivery services statewide at an estimated $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 due date; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi seeking packaged 7-day meal boxes for summer food service by April 29, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities solicited signals either taxonomy misclassification in state procurement systems or a need to verify the code's current applicability before pursuit.