UNSPSC 50596863: Dried Non GMO udo

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO udo 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 50596863 Dried Non GMO udo, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single dried vegetable product, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification span broad food service and nutrition supply categories—including fresh produce, grocery staples, prepared meals, and food-service consumables—for school districts, county health facilities, and senior services. The issuing bodies are school nutrition departments, state health agencies, county boards of education, and county social services divisions, all of which use this code classification despite procuring product lines well beyond dried udo specifically.

Recent activity appears in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi school districts and state agencies. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (due June 30, 2026) spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a historical contract value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for school year 2027 covering over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits (due June 26, 2026); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services throughout Hillsborough County (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP plans, and compliance with federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.