UNSPSC 50596413: Dried Non GMO marvel striped traditional tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO marvel striped traditional 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 50596413 Dried Non GMO Marvel Striped Traditional Tomatoes (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The single record identified shows no solicitation for dried tomatoes; instead, the code appears to span broad food procurement by school districts, county education systems, state agencies, and municipal governments across multiple food product categories and services.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and cities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden, City of Bridgeport). The scope of work encompasses grocery supply and delivery (fresh and packaged foods, beverages, condiments, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, meats), senior meal preparation and delivery services, boxed and bulk meal catering for municipal events, child nutrition summer food program meal boxes, and USDA commodity distribution. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items RFQ (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items under Buy American provisions; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ produce line items; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum 76 items from school delivery section; and Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026) with anticipated value of $3.1 million. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County RFP for 30 school districts at approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending; Bulloch County IFB; Savannah-Chatham County IFB; State of Georgia fresh produce and food supplies IFBs), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meals ITB at $17.8 million over three years), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools RFP), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Texas (Texas HHS fresh and consumable products IFB at $1.5 million prior-period value), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and multiple other states. The code shows substantial, ongoing procurement volume driven primarily by school nutrition programs operating under federal Child Nutrition Act requirements and Buy American provisions.