UNSPSC 50595210: Dried Non GMO pearl onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO pearl 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 50595210 Dried Non GMO pearl onions is a Commodity code that names a single specialized food product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with that specific item. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting dried non-GMO pearl onions; instead, it documents school nutrition, senior meal service, and institutional food-service procurement across multiple jurisdictions. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual buying activity suggests this code sees minimal recent state and local demand for the named commodity itself.

Activity across the opportunities listed spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), county-level bodies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut, City of Dallas in Texas), and a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Recent fresh-produce and grocery solicitations cluster in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer type. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline, Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs supporting 30 districts across Georgia with a March 4, 2026 response date, Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 with an April 27, 2026 deadline, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 deadline. The code itself does not appear to drive procurement activity; onions appear only as line items within larger, multi-category grocery and produce RFPs and ITBs.