UNSPSC 50596853: Dried Non GMO soybeans

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO soybeans 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 50596853 Dried Non GMO soybeans is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. The recent opportunities record shows no solicitations for dried soybeans or soybean products. Instead, the code appears in the system alongside fourteen distinct food service and grocery procurement opportunities ranging from school nutrition programs to senior meal delivery and institutional cafeteria supplies. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the posted opportunities suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement databases or that dried soybeans, when procured, are subsumed into broader grocery or food supply line items rather than solicited as a standalone commodity. No recent state or local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity targeting dried non-GMO soybeans directly is evident in the record.

The actual procurement activity tagged to this code spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; Douglas County School System in Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county and state governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; State of Georgia), and cities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; City of Dallas, Texas). Recent solicitations include master grocery contracts, fresh produce bids, meal preparation and delivery services, and comprehensive food supply agreements, with response dates spanning April through July 2026 across Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. If dried non-GMO soybeans are part of state and local procurement, they enter through these larger grocery and food service vehicles rather than as a dedicated commodity purchase.