UNSPSC 50586328: Non GMO hydroponic tomatoes

Non-GMO hydroponic tomatoes are the Non-GMO version of hydroponic tomatoes which are a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture which involves growing tomatoes without soil, by using mineral nutrient solutions in an aqueous solvent.

UNSPSC 50586328 Non GMO hydroponic tomatoes, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show limited direct activity for hydroponically grown tomatoes specifically. Instead, the procurement environment reflects a broader institutional produce market in which school nutrition programs, criminal justice agencies, and child care facilities source fresh vegetables—including tomatoes—through competitive procurement alongside other fresh produce lines. The mix of issuing bodies spans school districts of varying sizes (from single-district RFPs to multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles), state corrections and criminal justice agencies, municipal school systems, and Head Start programs. School nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, with elementary and secondary districts routinely issuing RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce that include tomatoes as line items within comprehensive produce specifications. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer for bulk vegetable commodities, while Georgia school districts—including Glynn County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Douglas County collaborative procurement—have posted multiple solicitations for fresh produce contracts spanning the 2026–2027 school year, all of which specify tomatoes in various forms (sliced, whole, canned for institutional kitchens).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia school districts posting the highest recent frequency of produce solicitations; Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for bulk produce (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables for canning and food service) span January through June 2026. Texas school districts including Northside ISD (San Antonio), McAllen ISD, and Austin ISD have posted fresh-produce RFPs with March–May 2026 response dates. Outside the Deep South and Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program specialty produce with a March 11, 2026 proposal deadline and estimated annual budget of $600,000; Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce with June 24, 2026 response deadline. Recent representative opportunities include Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB 27-02 requesting sealed bids for approximately 60 fresh produce line items with April 14, 2026 deadline and weekly delivery to 16 school sites; Northside ISD (Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with May 7, 2026 submission deadline and five-day-per-week delivery to approximately 127 school campuses; Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with March 4, 2026 proposal deadline and estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. Institutional buyers consistently require USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provision adherence, weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules to multiple sites, liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and pricing firm for initial contract terms with prospective redetermination based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.