UNSPSC 50596417: Dried Non GMO roma vf tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO roma vf 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 50596417 Dried Non GMO roma vf tomatoes is a Commodity code that describes a narrow agricultural product line — dried roma tomatoes without genetically modified organisms — but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not consistently reflect purchases of this specific item. Instead, issuing bodies are soliciting comprehensive food-service contracts where dried tomatoes may be one line item among hundreds of broader grocery, produce, and meal-supply offerings. The actual work being procured under this code spans master grocery supply for school districts, fresh produce and prepared meals for schools and senior services, and food-supply distribution contracts serving institution-wide nutritional programs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), 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); other issuing bodies include county commissioners and municipalities (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut, City of Dallas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing offices (Georgia). The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in the Southeast — Georgia (five solicitations), Florida, Connecticut — with additional activity in Virginia and Texas, reflecting heavy school-nutrition procurement cycles in advance of the 2026–2027 academic year.

Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements and firm pricing through June 2027; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering 200-plus produce line items with delivery to three school sites; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line food distributor for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with approximately $9 million estimated annual expenditure. Other recent activity includes Meriden Public Schools' grocery and processed USDA Foods RFP (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026, anticipated contract value $3.1 million), Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, $17.8 million over three years), and the City of Dallas's boxed and bulk meal delivery RFCSP (BFZ2600029731, due March 27, 2026) for government meetings and trainings. Most solicitations require Buy American compliance, HACCP food-safety plans, comprehensive insurance (typically $1 million general liability), and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. The code shows active procurement volume, but the mismatch between the narrow commodity definition and the broad institutional food-service contracts tagged to it suggests that state and local procurement systems are applying this code at a class or family level rather than as a true commodity-line purchase.