UNSPSC 50595218: Dried Non GMO torpedo or red italian onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO torpedo or red italian 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 50595218 Dried Non GMO torpedo or red italian onions is a Commodity code that captures dried specialty onion varieties used in institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and public-sector meal provision. State and local governments procure this product as a line item within broader food-service and grocery solicitations, typically bundled with hundreds of other food and consumable items for cafeteria operations, central warehousing, and meal-preparation programs. The buying is driven by school districts, county and municipal departments managing child nutrition and senior meal services, and state health and human services agencies operating state-supported living facilities. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), municipal boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education through the City Department of Public Purchases), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), and state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Most opportunities require compliance with the National School Lunch Program's Buy American Provision (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), adherence to Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and comprehensive product documentation including nutritional analyses, ingredient panels, and health inspection records.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) procuring over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items and three delivery locations, and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. All recent opportunities mandate firm fixed pricing for the contract term, Net 45 payment terms, prepaid freight, and vendor insurance with the issuing body named as additional insured. School-based procurement cycles align with academic-year budgeting and summer food-service programs.