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 is a Commodity code that encompasses dried produce and specialty tomato products for institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure dried tomatoes and similar shelf-stable produce primarily through school district food and nutrition programs and county or state institutional food service operations supporting cafeterias, senior meal programs, and child nutrition initiatives. The work solicited under this code typically involves bulk dried produce as a line item within larger grocery or food consumable contracts, often subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content and compliance with federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA requirements.

Recent opportunities show activity across school districts and state institutional food service agencies in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line-item grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, with dried and processed vegetables among the scope, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and blind testing of samples at vendor expense. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior contract period. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, covering fresh and processed produce across multiple categories, with firm pricing required through June 30, 2027, and delivery to three school locations. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi also posted general food and consumable solicitations in May and April 2026 that encompass dried produce within broader kitchen product categories, though detailed scope documentation was not fully disclosed in the notices.