UNSPSC 50595904: Dried Non GMO giant yellow improved shallots

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO giant yellow improved 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 50595904 Dried Non-GMO Giant Yellow Improved Shallots is a Commodity code that covers specialty produce ingredients for institutional food service, but recent state and local procurement activity under this specific code is limited and does not reflect the granular product specification in the code name. School districts, county education departments, state health agencies, and county governments procure food and consumable products for cafeteria operations, senior nutrition programs, and state-supported living facilities; however, the recent solicitations tagged with this code span broad categories of fresh produce, packaged meals, and general grocery items rather than dried shallots as a discrete line item. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) have all posted food and nutrition procurement notices in the past six months, indicating that institutional food service contracting is active across multiple state and local jurisdictions. These are typically IFB or ITB solicitations with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP and food safety certifications, and delivery to multiple school or facility sites on fixed schedules.

Recent representative opportunities show the breadth of institutional food procurement but limited specificity to dried shallots. Hancock County Board of Education posted IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, and tomatoes) for the 2026–27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items (BNB052266) for the Bridgeport Board of Education across 1,100 line items including vegetables, fruits, seasonings, and condiments under a July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 contract term with responses due June 30, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and bids due June 25, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026. Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and spans school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state facility food operations; dried shallots as a specified commodity appear to be procured as part of broader seasoning or ingredient aggregations rather than as standalone line items in current state and local solicitations.