UNSPSC 50595900: Dried Non GMO shallots

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO shallots that has 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 50595900 Dried Non-GMO Shallots is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service supply contracts rather than as standalone specialty produce items. Recent state and local solicitations tag this code within comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and food supply procurement vehicles that serve K-12 school districts, state agencies, and county social services facilities. The actual buying pattern reflects integration of dried shallots and similar dried produce into master grocery contracts, school nutrition meal programs, and institutional food service operations that source hundreds of line items across fresh and processed foods, condiments, seasonings, and prepared meals. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi) alongside county social services agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal delivery) and state procurement offices (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for facility food service, Georgia state operations). A small number of municipalities also procure under this family (City of Dallas for event catering, City of Meriden on behalf of schools).

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham), with significant activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (HHSC El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including seasonings, due June 30, 2026 (electronic submission through OpenGov); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering food service under NIGP class items 385, 390, 380, and 393 with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026. Opportunities require Buy American compliance (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP plans, extensive insurance and bonding, nutritional label compliance, and firm fixed pricing over multi-year terms with CPI adjustment provisions.