UNSPSC 50595221: Dried Non GMO yellow storage onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO yellow storage 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 50595221 Dried Non GMO yellow storage onions is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried onions and related bulk produce for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The work being solicited spans large-volume grocery and fresh-produce contracts that incorporate dried onions as line items within broader food-service scopes. State and local buyers include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and special-purpose institutions (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). These issuing bodies are purchasing produce and food items to support school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional cafeteria operations, and summer food service initiatives, with compliance obligations including Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP food safety plans, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and extensive insurance and background-screening requirements.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida based on recent solicitations posted between April and June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery items RFQ (BNB052266) covering over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education with a firm contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites; Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh-produce IFB (SN002-2027) spanning 200-plus line items including root vegetables and onions with delivery to three school locations and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 food and consumable products IFB (HHS0017449) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical spend of $1.5 million and initial term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 senior meal preparation and delivery ITB (ITB-26-00289) valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. These solicitations show active procurement cycles aligned with school-year and fiscal-year transitions, with response deadlines typically 10 to 20 days from posting.