UNSPSC 50596840: Dried Non GMO lotus root

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO lotus 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 50596840 Dried Non-GMO lotus root is a Commodity code that sees negligible state and local procurement activity; the recent opportunity records provided contain no solicitations explicitly seeking dried lotus root or comparable specialty dried vegetables. State and local food service buyers—school districts, county departments, municipal agencies, and institutional food programs—do solicit under related dried-vegetable and specialty-produce categories, but the posted opportunities span mainstream grocery procurement (apples, carrots, frozen vegetables, fresh produce, canned goods, dairy, and proteins) and prepared-meal services. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items including vegetables, fruits, and specialty items, yet dried non-GMO lotus root is not named. Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) specifies 200-plus line items across common varieties—apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and kiwis—with no mention of dried lotus root. Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive grocery bid (PE55612NONST2027000000033, due May 4, 2026) details bases, beverages, breakfast items, condiments, dairy, desserts, fruits, grains, meats, sauces, soups, spices, and canned and frozen vegetables; dried non-GMO lotus root does not appear.

The geographic spread of relevant food-service solicitations centers on Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with state-level procurement vehicles in Georgia. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county and city agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, City of Dallas, City of Meriden), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the State of Georgia. The code's absence from actual posted solicitations—despite the presence of numerous food-service RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs spanning fresh produce, frozen vegetables, canned goods, condiments, and specialty items—indicates that dried non-GMO lotus root either occupies a narrowly specialized niche outside routine state and local food purchasing or is sourced through alternative channels such as specialty distributors, direct procurement, or cooperative-purchasing agreements not reflected in the current opportunity record. Pursuit activity under this Commodity code at the state and local level is not currently supported by posted solicitation evidence.