UNSPSC 50596403: Dried Non GMO black plum tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO black plum tomatoes 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 50596403 Dried Non GMO black plum tomatoes is a Commodity code that captures specialty produce items and ingredient products sourced by state and local nutrition and food service programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, county health agencies, and state food service operations procuring this item as part of broader grocery and fresh produce contracts that support National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American agricultural content requirements, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. State and local buyers treat dried specialty tomatoes as line items within larger food-service procurement bundles rather than as standalone purchases, reflecting their role as ingredients in meal preparation rather than standalone commodities.

Activity under the code concentrates in school districts and county education agencies across the Southeast and Upper South, particularly Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an RFP in June 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items including dried and specialty vegetables, due June 30, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school sites; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, due April 29, 2026. All recent opportunities enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, with mandatory vendor certification, blind product testing, and compliance documentation at bid submission.