UNSPSC 50596907: Dried Non GMO hurst green shaft peas

The variety of Non GMO sugar peas known as Non GMO hurst green shaft peas 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 50596907 Dried Non-GMO hurst green shaft peas is a Commodity code that covers specialty legume procurement for institutional food service, though the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit broader grocery and produce bundles rather than peas specifically. School districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal governments issue these solicitations, with school nutrition programs representing the largest segment of activity—Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District all posted major food service RFPs and IFBs in the past ninety days. State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia, and county-level issuing bodies such as Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, also solicit under this code's family. The work solicited ranges from bulk grocery supply (covering cereals, condiments, seasonings, frozen items, snacks, and beverages alongside produce and proteins) to fresh produce and eggs, packaged meal boxes, and senior meal preparation and delivery services. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations; HACCP food safety plans, nutritional label compliance, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards are routine compliance requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (sealed bids due April 27, 2026) covering delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a performance period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery solicitation (electronic bids due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services across the National School Lunch Program; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (proposals due February 18, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods serving 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 (proposals due February 25, 2026). Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery service ITB (bids due June 25, 2026) carried an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. School districts typically require minimum three to five years of relevant food service experience, commercial general liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, delivery to multiple sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules, and electronic ordering system capability; payment terms commonly run Net 30 to Net 45 days from delivery or invoice receipt.