UNSPSC 50595200: Dried Non GMO onions

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO onions 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 50595200 Dried Non GMO onions is a Class code covering dehydrated onion products supplied to state and local food service operations, school nutrition programs, and state health and human services facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code span school lunch programs (breakfast, lunch, and dinner components), senior meal preparation and delivery contracts, summer food service programs, and institutional food service at state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments procuring on behalf of school boards, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices managing senior nutrition programs. The work involves supplying dried onions as part of larger grocery or food-supply contracts that must meet Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP compliance, and often blind testing and laboratory verification of product quality, color, texture, and taste before acceptance.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions, with recent solicitations posted from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including seasonings and vegetables for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, with contract term July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce including onions for the 2026–27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical monthly value of approximately $125,000 and proposals due July 11, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted ITB 26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026.