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, a Commodity code, covers specialty dried vegetable products that state and local governments source primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. Recent state and local procurement under this code shows limited direct solicitation for dried onions as a standalone line item; instead, dried onions appear as one component within broader grocery or fresh produce solicitations that span multiple vegetable categories and food products for school districts, county health and human services facilities, and municipal catering operations. The issuing bodies pursuing these contracts include school districts (elementary through high school), county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and city purchasing offices on behalf of institutional food service programs.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include the Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive School Nutrition Grocery Bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026), which encompasses spices and dried vegetables as part of a multi-category food product procurement across 14 school delivery sites with an initial contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Fresh Produce contract (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) covering 72 produce line items with delivery to 60 school sites; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 procurement (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum 76-item bids across elementary, middle, and high schools; and the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) calling for approximately $9 million in annual food product supply and delivery to 32 schools serving 25,500 students. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content and Child Nutrition Program compliance standards appear across most school nutrition solicitations. Dried onions as a discrete commodity compete within larger food service contracts where price, vendor qualifications, delivery logistics, insurance, and food safety certifications (HACCP plans, food recall procedures) determine award.