UNSPSC 50596848: Dried Non GMO palm hearts

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO palm hearts 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 50596848 Dried Non GMO palm hearts is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this specific code is not evident in recent opportunities. The recent solicitations that cite this UNSPSC code are primarily broad grocery and food service procurements—notably the City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid for school food service and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products for a state-supported living center—where dried non-GMO palm hearts would represent a single line item within a much larger food supply contract spanning hundreds of items. These school districts and state agencies are buying comprehensive food portfolios including proteins, produce, dairy, grains, frozen goods, condiments, and specialty items to support meal programs, not procurement focused on or driven by any single botanical ingredient category.

State and local food service procurement in the recent record comes primarily from school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Fairfax County, Meriden, and Douglas County in Georgia), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), a state health and human services agency (Texas), and the State of Georgia itself. Recent major opportunities include Bridgeport's grocery items IFB (due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program with over 1,100 line items and Buy American requirements; Hancock County's fresh produce IFB for school year 2026–27 (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items; Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million; and Douglas County's food supply and distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million for 32 schools. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Dried non-GMO palm hearts do not appear in the detailed scopes of any representative recent opportunity and do not drive procurement strategy or evaluation under this code at the state and local level.