UNSPSC 50595217: Dried Non GMO sweet onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO sweet 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 50595217 Dried Non GMO sweet onions is a Commodity code that covers dehydrated onion products sourced under strict non-GMO and domestic-origin standards for state and local food service programs. State and local governments procure dried onions primarily through school nutrition departments and institutional food service operations that must comply with federal nutrition and Buy American requirements. The recent solicitations show dried onions purchased as line items within broader grocery and food-supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases; they appear in school lunch programs, state-supported living facilities, and senior meal services where they are specified alongside fresh produce, vegetables, and other ingredients meeting Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards and USDA Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center), and county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal services). No solicitation has named dried onions as a line-item focus, indicating the commodity is typically bundled into larger produce or food-supply RFQs and ITBs rather than procured as a standalone category.

Recent activity spans the South and Mid-Atlantic, with documented solicitations from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response deadline and requirement for blind testing and USDA compliance documentation; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumable products with a July 13, 2026 deadline and historical value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 deadline covering 200-plus line items. The Hillsborough County ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (response due June 25, 2026) represents the largest contract opportunity in the block and requires state-licensed caterers with HACCP plans and Florida Department of Elderly Affairs program certification. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear consistently across school nutrition and government food-service solicitations, and vendors must provide nutritional analyses, product formulations, ingredient panels, and health inspection records at bid submission.