UNSPSC 50596408: Dried Non GMO dombito tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO dombito 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 50596408 Dried Non GMO dombito tomatoes (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buy this code as part of broader food and produce aggregations for school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and institutional feeding operations rather than as standalone tomato purchases. The recent solicitations show that dried tomatoes appear as line items within much larger produce and food-service contracts that encompass vegetables, fruits, proteins, and prepared meals—typically bundled with fresh produce, canned goods, or specialty ingredients under school lunch program requirements and Buy American Provision compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products).

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with secondary activity from county nutrition departments and state-supported living facilities. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and Hillsborough County (Florida) all posted solicitations between April and June 2026 for food and produce contracts under which dried tomatoes would fall as a commodity line item. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center and the State of Georgia's broader food supplies solicitation round out the issuing-body mix. Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic—Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas—with solicitations posted between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning more than 200 line items (tomatoes, peppers, leafy greens, berries, and specialty produce) due June 26, 2026. Dried tomatoes as a standalone commodity show no dedicated solicitations; procurement interest exists only as embedded line items within large multi-category food service contracts subject to strict nutritional labeling, HACCP compliance, and federal school meal program regulations.