UNSPSC 50596855: Dried Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth 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 50596855 Dried Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a botanical product—a dried ornamental flower variety—yet the recent solicitations tagged with this code uniformly solicit food service products, fresh produce, groceries, and meal preparation and delivery for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply. No bidders are pursuing opportunities to supply dried grape-hyacinth flowers to state or local entities. The mismatch between the code's literal scope and the work actually being procured indicates either a taxonomic misclassification in the source records or that this code is not in active use for genuine commodity procurement.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Virginia, and Mississippi, with school nutrition procurement concentrated in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for grocery items (due June 30, 2026), Texas HHS Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026). The code does not appear to serve its intended purpose in state and local procurement classification.