UNSPSC 50595215: Dried Non GMO sturon onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO sturon 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 50595215 Dried Non GMO Sturon Onions, a Commodity code, captures dehydrated onion products that state and local governments procure primarily as ingredients for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and public-agency meal operations. Recent solicitations show dried onions appearing as line items within broader grocery or produce contracts rather than as standalone single-commodity buys; the code's activity flows through master grocery agreements, food supply distribution contracts, and school nutrition RFPs that bundle dozens or hundreds of food items. State and local buyers treat dried onions as a component of comprehensive food procurement rather than a specialized ingredient category, reflecting the commodity's role as a kitchen staple for bulk meal preparation across school districts, senior meal programs, and state-supported living facilities.

School districts dominate recent solicitation activity under this code's parent categories, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) all issuing multi-item grocery or produce contracts in the first half of 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and State of Georgia have also posted food procurement notices spanning dried vegetables and related ingredients. Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia and Connecticut seeing multiple awards. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026), requiring minimum 76-item bids across 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens, and the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items IFB (due June 30, 2026) for the Board of Education's food service, covering over 1,100 line items across breakfast, frozen, condiment, and produce categories with Buy American provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content. Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) seeks a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 daily meals at $9 million annually. Dried non-GMO onions, when specified by name, appear as add-on items within these broad procurements rather than driving standalone solicitations, making penetration of the code dependent on positioning within multi-category master agreements.