UNSPSC 50596860: Dried Non GMO tendergreen

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO tendergreen 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 50596860 Dried Non GMO tendergreen is a Commodity code that captures fresh and processed produce items sold into school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments procure dried and fresh vegetables under this code as part of broader meal-service contracts that must comply with Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and USDA food-service regulations. Solicitations span school districts, county governments, and state health and human services agencies, each managing centralized food procurement for cafeterias, senior centers, and congregate meal programs. Vendors must meet labeling, allergen, whole-grain, and nutritional-analysis requirements, often with blind taste and specification testing by facility personnel or laboratory technicians at vendor expense. Contracts typically run for one fiscal or calendar year with optional renewals, require firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, and mandate delivery to multiple sites on 48x40 pallets with emergency backup stock availability.

Recent opportunities span the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 (IFB, due June 30, 2026) seeking over 1,100 line items of grocery and produce items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's food service, with July 1, 2026 contract start and central warehouse delivery at 113 Federal Street plus school-site logistics. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce across 200+ line items spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty produce, with July 1, 2026 contract start and delivery to three school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 (IFB, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million and September 1, 2026 contract start. Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026 (ITB, due June 25, 2026) for senior meal preparation and delivery spanning congregate and home-delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. The State of Georgia posted a food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026 with due date June 22, 2026.