UNSPSC 50595909: Dried Non GMO red potato onions

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO red potato 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 50595909 Dried Non GMO red potato onions is a Commodity code representing dehydrated or processed potato and onion products procured by state and local jurisdictions primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local governments buy these items as components of larger food-service supply contracts that span produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared items. The Commodity sits within a broader procurement ecology where school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners source food products through competitive sealed bids (IFB, ITB) with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple sites on a scheduled basis, and compliance with Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed agricultural commodities) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, state-level human services commissions, and county commissioners' offices managing congregate and home-delivered meal programs for seniors and students.

Recent activity shows solicitations across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items (including vegetables and processed items) with a contract period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, requiring delivery Monday through Friday to a central warehouse and school sites with blind testing and USDA compliance documentation at bid submission. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a contract term of September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with renewal and extension options. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce across three school delivery sites with a July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, term. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for its Summer Food Service Program under IFB 609-26 with a deadline of April 29, 2026. Geographic concentration in school nutrition procurement (breakfast, lunch, snack items) and state institutional food service is evident, with secondary activity in senior meal delivery (Hillsborough County, Florida, ITB 26-00289, estimated contract value $17.8 million over three years).