UNSPSC 50591849: Dried Non GMO tonka beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO tonka beans 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 50591849 Dried Non-GMO Tonka Beans, a Commodity code, nominally identifies a single specialty ingredient, but the recent procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to tonka beans themselves. State and local government purchasing in this space centers on broad food service and school nutrition procurement across hundreds or thousands of line items—breakfast items, fresh produce, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products—where specialty beans like tonka may appear as one minor ingredient within a comprehensive grocery specification rather than as a primary procurement focus. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county or city purchasing offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, City of Dallas, City of Meriden). A few opportunities span broader food service scopes—senior meal delivery contracts and institutional meal preparation—where specialty items may be embedded in larger supply agreements. The code shows no repeat or standout buyers focused on tonka beans as a distinct product line.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic: Georgia (Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs; Bulloch County Board of Education; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System; State of Georgia grocery and produce bids), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission; City of Dallas). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' solicitation (BNB052266) for grocery items to support the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department, posted June 30, 2026, with electronic bids due the same day and spanning over 1,100 line items; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with bids due July 13, 2026 and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013) due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 produce line items; and the Douglas County School System RFP (SN26-003) for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. The code shows no clear procurement focus on dried tonka beans as a standalone commodity.