UNSPSC 50595004: Dried Non GMO tomatillo

The variety of Non GMO nightshades known as Non GMO tomatillo that has 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 50595004 Dried Non GMO tomatillo, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct purchasing activity under this specific product line in recent state and local procurement, though the code sits within a broader ecosystem of food service solicitations dominated by school districts, county boards of education, and municipal agencies buying comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts that occasionally reference specialized produce items. The recent opportunities posted under or adjacent to this taxonomy—including Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, April 2026), Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods (RFP 02641, February 2026 release with proposals due February 25, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport's grocery items for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (IFB BNB052266, June 2026)—encompass hundreds of line items spanning vegetables, fruits, frozen goods, condiments, and specialty items but do not isolate dried tomatillo as a called-out commodity. School nutrition programs, the dominant buyers in this space, structure buys as broad-based grocery or produce contracts with hundreds of SKUs rather than ingredient-level procurements, and fresh or frozen produce categories dominate over dried specialty vegetables.

The geographic concentration of recent activity spans multiple states—Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, state-level), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (HHSC El Paso, Dallas), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Virginia (Fairfax County)—with school districts representing the largest share of issuing bodies, followed by county boards of education and state agencies. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026), which required minimum 76 items from school delivery sections with firm fixed pricing; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution (proposals due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annual value); and the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (sealed bids due June 30, 2026, with Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content). Dried Non GMO tomatillo as a distinct commodity does not surface as a line item in any posted solicitation; vendors pursuing this code should monitor school nutrition and institutional food service RFPs for specialty or ethnic produce line items, but active demand under this specific UNSPSC designation is not evident in current state and local market activity.