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, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within broader fresh and processed produce procurement. State and local governments buy dried onions primarily as components of school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations that prepare meals in bulk for students, seniors, and facility residents. The recent opportunities show that dried onions are solicited as line items within larger grocery or fresh-produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases; they appear bundled in school district meal programs, state-supported living centers, and county nutrition services where they serve as staple ingredients for meal preparation rather than direct student consumption items. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi) and a state health and human services agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center). Cities and counties occasionally solicit through their purchasing offices on behalf of school systems or nutrition programs.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and the Southeast, with recent solicitations from Georgia school districts (Douglas, Bulloch, Hancock, Savannah-Chatham), Texas (HHSC El Paso), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Virginia (Fairfax). Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (SN002-2027) due June 26, 2026, which specified onions among 200+ line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026, covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with approximately $5.5 million in combined annual spending; and the Bulloch County Board of Education's grocery IFB (#043025) for the 2026-2027 school year due May 4, 2026, spanning multiple product categories including vegetables. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) represents institutional food service procurement on a larger single-facility scale. Most school district solicitations require Buy American compliance (51% domestic content minimum for processed items), firm fixed pricing for 12 months, delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday within standard morning or midday windows, compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range.