UNSPSC 50595204: Dried Non GMO buffalo onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO buffalo onions 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 50595204 Dried Non GMO Buffalo Onions is a Commodity code that describes a specific dried vegetable product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the nominal scope. The most-recent opportunities tagged to this code—grocery items for school nutrition programs, fresh produce for school meal services, food and consumables for state-supported living centers, and senior meal preparation services—involve broad food procurement across breakfast items, fresh vegetables, prepared meals, and kitchen supplies rather than dried non-GMO buffalo onions specifically. State and local buyers soliciting under broader food and nutrition categories (school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners) do purchase dried vegetables and onion products as line items within larger commodity bundles, but the UNSPSC tagging does not isolate dried onions or reflect actual line-item-level buying behavior. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners).

Recent opportunities show concentration in school nutrition procurement across the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases sought grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with approximately 1,100 line items and a June 30, 2026 deadline; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumables with a July 11, 2026 response date and a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. Dried non-GMO onions would appear as a sub-line item within these broader procurements rather than as a standalone commodity, and vendors pursuing this specific product should track school nutrition and institutional food service RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs rather than rely on direct UNSPSC 50595204 matching.