UNSPSC 50596909: Dried Non GMO prince albert peas

The variety of Non GMO sugar peas known as Non GMO prince albert 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 50596909 Dried Non-GMO Prince Albert Peas (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to it. The recent opportunities record shows solicitations for broad grocery and food service supply contracts — breakfast items, fresh produce, meat products, dairy, frozen goods, and meal preparation services — but does not identify any bids or awards specifically for dried peas or any other single-commodity line items. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the buying patterns in the opportunities block indicates limited relevant procurement activity under this Commodity code at present.

Recent opportunities tagged to 50596909 span school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal governments across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. These include comprehensive grocery and produce contracts from Bridgeport Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Fairfax County Public Schools, along with fresh produce procurements for state operations (Georgia), meal preparation services (Hillsborough County), and food supply for state-supported living facilities (Texas HHS). None of the representative recent solicitations — whether IFB, RFP, or ITB — isolate dried peas or specialty legumes as line items; all are bundled, multi-category contracts where such items, if included at all, would be minor components of much larger scopes. The code appears to be misapplied to these general food service solicitations rather than to targeted procurement of this specific commodity.