UNSPSC 50596847: Dried Non GMO opos

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO opos 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 50596847 Dried Non GMO opos, a Commodity code, covers dried agricultural products sourced and supplied to support institutional food service and nutrition programs in schools, health and human services facilities, and senior meal operations. State and local governments buy under this code primarily as components of larger grocery and consumable-product procurement vehicles that serve cafeterias, food-service operations, and meal-delivery programs across school districts, county departments of education, health and human services commissions, and county nutrition services. The work spans bid management for food items meeting USDA Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutritional compliance with federal meal programs, vendor qualification including HACCP plans and food-safety certifications, and delivery logistics to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and reflects school nutrition as the primary buyer segment. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce with over 200 line items and a response deadline of June 26, 2026, requiring firm pricing for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, with electronic bids due the same day and contract performance July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) also posted food-service solicitations in the same timeframe. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026. The code shows no standout repeat buyers across the recent opportunities, and the scope of dried non-GMO items specifically is not isolated in recent solicitations—they appear embedded within broader grocery or fresh-produce bid packages rather than as standalone commodity lines.