UNSPSC 50586308: Non GMO dombito tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomates known as Non GMO dombito tomatoes. 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 50586308 Non GMO dombito tomatoes is a Commodity code that nominally targets a specific tomato variety, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to the stated commodity. The source contains no solicitations specifically requesting dombito tomatoes or any tomato variety by name. Instead, state and local education and nutrition agencies have tagged broad fresh produce and food-service solicitations with this code, creating a mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the actual scope of work being procured. School districts, county boards of education, and school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are issuing RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs for comprehensive fresh produce supply — encompassing apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, prepared produce items, and eggs — as part of child nutrition, school lunch, and farm-to-school programs. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively K–12 school districts and county education systems, with solicitations structured as ongoing annual or multi-year contracts with weekly or daily delivery requirements to multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Glynn County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), with the most substantial recent opportunities including Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026); Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce serving 127 schools across San Antonio with responses due May 7, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 (proposals due March 11, 2026). The code's narrow commodity focus makes it a poor fit for state and local procurement in practice — vendors pursuing institutional fresh-produce contracts should track broader produce and food-service family and class codes rather than this specific commodity designation.