UNSPSC 50594107: Dried Non GMO cipolinos

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO cipolinos 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 50594107 Dried Non GMO cipolinos is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product category within food procurement. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code, however, show little alignment with dried cipolino onions specifically. The code appears in food procurement notices covering broad grocery supply contracts, institutional food service, and school nutrition programs where dried specialty produce items may appear as one line item among hundreds. State and local governments procure food products under related codes primarily through institutional food service providers—state health and human services agencies, school districts, and correctional departments—that issue IFBs and RFPs for consolidated weekly or annual grocery supply spanning fresh, frozen, canned, and dry goods across multiple categories. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System (Georgia), the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026, estimated historical value $1.5 million); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026); and Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for over 900 grocery line items covering the 2026–27 school year (response due April 29, 2026). The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (response due March 4, 2026). The code itself shows little focused recent procurement activity; dried cipolino onions do not surface as a distinct line item or named category in the available solicitations, suggesting the code may be misaligned with current institutional food service buying patterns or that this specialty product represents a minimal subcategory within larger consolidated grocery awards.