UNSPSC 50596420: Dried Non GMO siberia tomato tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO siberia tomato 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 50596420 Dried Non GMO Siberia Tomato Tomatoes is a Commodity code that covers specific processed tomato products for institutional food service use, though recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with dried-tomato procurement specifically. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad grocery and fresh-produce purchasing for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported facilities. The actual work state and local governments solicit under this taxonomy entry spans fresh produce delivery (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, tomatoes in fresh form rather than dried), packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs, institutional grocery supply (including breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, and vegetables), and senior congregate and home-delivered meal services. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county-level human services agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida for senior meals), state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically seeking suppliers through IFB notices with response dates two to three weeks after posting.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 (covering over 200 line items of produce for the 2026–27 school year); the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026 with compliance to the National School Lunch Program and Buy American Provision (51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products due July 13, 2026 at $1.5 million historical value; and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code itself appears to capture only a narrow slice of institutional food procurement; the mismatch between the nominal dried-tomato commodity and the fresh-produce and meal-service activity actually being solicited suggests limited direct relevance to vendors specializing in dried processed tomatoes.