UNSPSC 50595205: Dried Non GMO bulb onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO bulb 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 50595205 Dried Non-GMO bulb onions (Commodity) encompasses fresh and processed onion products that state and local school districts and food service programs procure as components of comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Recent solicitations show onions appearing as line items within larger meal-service procurement efforts: the Bulloch County Board of Education School Food Authority's IFB #043025 for school nutrition groceries, the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning root vegetables including onions across 200+ line items, and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia. These are overwhelmingly K-12 school nutrition program buyers — elementary, middle, and high schools using cooperative purchasing vehicles and managing centralized warehousing with direct delivery to cafeterias and dining centers. School districts dominate the issuing-body profile; isolated instances of county-level food service for adult day programs and state institutional facilities (such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center) also appear in the broader food-supply category, but K-12 represents the primary volume driver.

Geographic concentration in the code reflects activity across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with Georgia school systems appearing most frequently in recent postings — Douglas County, Bulloch County, Hancock County, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System all issued fresh-produce RFPs or IFBs between January and June 2026. Onions are typically bid as one item among dozens or hundreds in multi-category food and produce solicitations; the Bulloch County grocery IFB (due May 4, 2026) and the Hancock County fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) are representative of the competitive environment. School districts enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, demand firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods, require HACCP plans and food safety certification from vendors, and evaluate award on lowest responsive and responsible pricing. Contract values are substantial — Douglas County's RFP SN 26-004 estimates approximately $4.4 million for Area One covering fresh produce across 18 districts — but individual onion line items are typically small components of five-figure to eight-figure district food service awards. Vendors must demonstrate multi-year K-12 school food service experience, carry minimum general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and accept weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites with no fuel surcharges.