UNSPSC 50596404: Dried Non GMO brandywine tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO brandywine 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 50596404 Dried Non-GMO Brandywine Tomatoes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity visible in recent state and local solicitations. The code's nominal scope—a specific heirloom tomato variety preserved without genetic modification—is highly specialized and does not appear in the opportunities posted under this classification. Recent buyers tagged the code to broad food-service procurement covering hundreds of grocery line items spanning fresh produce, dairy, proteins, pantry staples, prepared meals, and ancillary supplies for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and senior meal services across multiple states. The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; Douglas County School System in Georgia), county and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Dallas). The geographic spread spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with the highest recent concentration in Georgia school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) seeking weekly grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens on a one-year term with four renewal options; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, melons, and specialty items for three school locations; Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive food products and supplies bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) spanning grocery, equipment, paper, bread, dairy, kitchen supplies, and ice cream for a July 1, 2026 start; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products solicitation (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and available to the Department of State Health Services as well. Most solicitations require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery on standard schedules Monday through Friday to multiple school sites or institutional locations. The mismatch between the code's specific product scope and the generalist grocery procurement activity suggests that state and local buyers may be using this or adjacent commodity codes as administrative placeholders for broad food-service aggregations rather than procuring dried Non-GMO Brandywine tomatoes as a discrete commodity line.