UNSPSC 50595902: Dried Non GMO creation shallots

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO creation shallots 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 50595902 Dried Non-GMO Shallots is a Commodity code representing dried or processed shallot products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure shallots and similar dried vegetables as ingredients within broader food and nutrition procurement for school meal programs, senior meal services, and institutional dining. The solicitations tagged to this code show minimal direct demand for shallots as a line item; instead, shallots typically appear as one ingredient among hundreds in multi-category food service contracts spanning fresh produce, frozen goods, pantry staples, and seasonings. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education sourcing inventory for the National School Lunch Program, senior nutrition services, and child nutrition summer food programs, along with state health and human services agencies supplying state-supported living facilities. A few county-level bodies also enter the market for congregate meal service and home-delivered senior meals.

Geographic activity over the past six months centers on the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) issued an RFP for over 1,100 line items of grocery staples and produce with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a historical spend guideline of $1.5 million annually; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida sought senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 under ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi also posted food procurement solicitations in the same period. These opportunities indicate steady institutional purchasing activity, though dried shallots as a standalone commodity line remain subsumed within integrated food and kitchen products contracts rather than appearing as discrete procurement events.