UNSPSC 50596411: Dried Non GMO green tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO green 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 50596411 Dried Non GMO green tomatoes is a Commodity code that reflects a narrow ingredient category within state and local food procurement, yet recent solicitations show the code sees limited direct activity. When dried non-GMO green tomatoes do appear, they are typically bundled into larger grocery or food-service contracts serving school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county nutrition departments, which procure these items as part of broader meal-program supply chains rather than as standalone line items. The code's narrow scope — a specialty dried vegetable with particular non-GMO designation — makes it a minor component within larger food-service RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of line items across breakfast, lunch, condiments, and produce categories.

Recent opportunities show procurement activity concentrated in the Southeast and driven by National School Lunch Program requirements and Buy American provisions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026); the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for school year 2026-27 under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi sought Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes (due April 29, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million). Hillsborough County, Florida issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026). The code shows minimal direct solicitation; dried non-GMO green tomatoes, if procured at all, are absorbed into these larger multi-category grocery and produce awards rather than driving standalone procurement activity.