UNSPSC 50596407: Dried Non GMO delicious tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO delicious 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 50596407 Dried Non GMO delicious tomatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy this line item as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, where it appears as one product within comprehensive grocery, produce, and food supply contracts rather than as a standalone purchase. Recent opportunities tag dried tomatoes alongside hundreds of other food items in meal service contracts that span fresh produce, proteins, grains, condiments, and prepared foods, typically within school nutrition programs serving breakfast, lunch, and snack components under federal Child Nutrition Program requirements.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts and school food authorities across multiple states. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all issued recent bids for grocery or produce categories that include dried or processed vegetables as line items. Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) and Douglas County School System (Georgia) appear twice each in recent solicitations. Institutional buyers outside K–12 include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for its state-supported living center food service and Hillsborough County (Florida) for senior meal delivery. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's Solicitation BNB052266 for Grocery Items (IFB due June 30, 2026), spanning over 1,100 line items for the Board's Food & Nutrition Services Department with firm-fixed pricing F.O.B. destination and Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content); the Hancock County Board of Education's Solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013 for Fresh Produce (IFB due June 26, 2026), covering over 200 line items including processed vegetables alongside fresh items; and the Douglas County School System's Solicitation PE64810NONST2026000000046 for Food Supply and Distribution (RFP due February 18, 2026), seeking a main-line distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. These contracts uniformly require HACCP food safety plans, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, sample testing, and delivery to multiple school sites on set schedules during business hours.