UNSPSC 50596421: Dried Non GMO super beefsteak tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO super beefsteak 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 50596421 Dried Non GMO super beefsteak tomatoes (Commodity) represents a narrow product category that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service operations, particularly school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch under USDA Title VII and National School Lunch Program requirements. The code captures a single dried-tomato line item within solicitations that span hundreds of grocery, produce, and food consumables. State and local buyers under this code include school districts (the primary issuing bodies based on recent activity), county boards of education, state health and human services agencies operating residential care facilities, and county governments providing senior meal services. The scope of work involves supplying dried tomatoes meeting USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, printed nutritional labeling, allergen compliance (no nuts or nut oils in processed items), and firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, pass blind sensory testing on color, texture, and taste, provide complete product formulations and ingredient panels, and carry commercial general and products liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence.

Recent opportunities under the code span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (solicitation BNB052266, RFQ for over 1,100 grocery line items including dried tomatoes, due June 30, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh and processed produce, due June 26, 2026) represent school-district-led purchasing with centralized warehouse delivery and Monday–Friday distribution windows. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, historical value $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period) and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (ITB-26-00289 for senior meal services, estimated $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026) show state-agency and county procurement of food items through larger integrated food-service contracts. The narrow product focus and bundling within bulk-commodity solicitations suggest that dried tomatoes are rarely bid as standalone items; vendors typically qualify for these contracts by meeting comprehensive food-service capabilities and compliance frameworks rather than tomato-specific expertise.