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) represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement — specifically the sourcing of dried onions for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state facility food operations. State and local governments buy dried onions as components of larger food-service contracts where specifications require non-GMO varieties and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions. The Commodity sits within broader grocery and fresh-produce solicitations issued by school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices that manage cafeteria operations, senior nutrition programs, and institutional facility food service. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, reflecting the centrality of school meal contracts to state and local food procurement.

Recent opportunities show activity across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 grocery line items including dried vegetables under IFB BNB052266 due June 30, 2026, with Buy American and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce due June 26, 2026, including onion line items. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a historical contract value of $1.5 million. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years under ITB 26-00289 (due June 25, 2026). Dried onions are typically embedded within these broader food baskets rather than solicited as standalone line items, making them a secondary commodity within larger institutional meal contracts.