UNSPSC 50596416: Dried Non GMO red alert tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO red alert 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 50596416 Dried Non GMO red alert tomatoes, a Commodity code, does not correspond to the recent state and local opportunities available in the current procurement activity. The solicitations tagged to this code span comprehensive grocery supply, fresh produce procurement, meal preparation and delivery, and bulk food service—none of which specifically target dried non-GMO red alert tomatoes as a line item. School districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal purchasing offices are soliciting fresh produce (including fresh tomatoes across multiple varieties), packaged grocery items, USDA commodity foods, and prepared meals, but the available documentation does not identify dried tomato products as a distinct procurement line or commodity being sought at the state and local level during the current cycle.

The mismatch between the code's specific commodity name and the actual procurement activity suggests that while tomato products may appear as minor line items within broader fresh produce or grocery solicitations, they are not being procured as a standalone category or specialty item in state and local markets right now. School nutrition programs, state-supported living facilities, and county meal services are sourcing fresh vegetables and canned/frozen produce as part of comprehensive food supply contracts—contracts that emphasize fresh produce variety, cost competitiveness across multiple product lines, and USDA compliance—rather than specialty dried tomato products. If your firm supplies dried non-GMO red alert tomatoes, the relevant entry point would be through responses to broad grocery or produce RFPs and IFBs, not through opportunities tagged specifically to this commodity code.