UNSPSC 50596406: Dried Non GMO cherry tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO cherry 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 50596406 Dried Non GMO cherry tomatoes is a Commodity code that identifies a single produce line item, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal direct solicitation for this specific product. Instead, the opportunities reveal a much broader food procurement landscape: school districts, county governments, and state agencies are actively sourcing comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts that span hundreds of line items—fresh apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, frozen goods, dairy, meats, condiments, and prepared items—all subject to USDA Buy American requirements, school nutrition standards (including Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance), HACCP food safety plans, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. The issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia), and municipal governments (City of Bridgeport, City of Meriden, City of Dallas). Repeat procurement patterns show school nutrition as the dominant buyer across jurisdictions, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30, multi-year renewable terms, and deliveries to multiple school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules with early-morning windows (6:00–7:30 a.m. typical start times).

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), and Texas (Dallas, Texas Health and Human Services Commission for El Paso State Supported Living Center), with secondary activity in Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and multistate cooperative arrangements (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with response due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76 items from 89 offered across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Bulloch County Board of Education issuing IFB #043025 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories due May 4, 2026, covering 14 school delivery sites for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; Meriden Public Schools issuing RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 and award date of April 24, 2026; and Douglas County School System issuing RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services serving approximately 25,500 students across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and proposals due February 18, 2026. The code itself—dried non-GMO cherry tomatoes—does not appear to be a high-volume stand-alone procurement line; it is one item among hundreds in master grocery and produce contracts where consolidated buying power and multi-vendor awards dominate purchasing strategy.