UNSPSC 50595211: Dried Non GMO red baron onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO red baron 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 50595211 Dried Non GMO red baron onions, a Commodity code, does not see material recent state and local procurement activity. The single state and local opportunity sourced under or near this code does not specifically procure dried red baron onions; instead, the broader opportunities tagged across related food categories span fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, meal services, and school nutrition contracts where onions appear as one line item within much larger commodity baskets. No recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB has been posted specifically targeting dried non-GMO onion varieties by state or local issuing bodies.

State and local procurement activity in onion categories is absorbed into larger school nutrition and food service master grocery contracts. Recent opportunities solicited by Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and others include onions as components of multi-hundred-line-item produce or grocery bids covering July 2026 through June 2027 performance periods, but none isolate or emphasize dried red baron onion varieties as standalone procurement lines. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026) and Hancock County IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) reference onions generically among root vegetables and common produce staples. Geographic concentration of recent K-12 nutrition procurement is heaviest in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Pursuit of this code should focus on participation in larger cooperative or district master grocery frameworks where dried onion products can be bundled with broader produce and staple offerings rather than standalone commodity bids.