UNSPSC 50596423: Dried Non GMO tiny tim tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO tiny tim 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 50596423 Dried Non GMO tiny tim tomatoes is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it span broad food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply contracts, and child nutrition summer meal boxes. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia), and special-purpose districts. The actual work being solicited is bundled food procurement—fresh produce, breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, dairy, snacks, and packaged meals—rather than dried tomatoes specifically. The code appears to serve as a catch-all tag for food commodity purchasing, and the mismatch between the Commodity code's narrow name and the broad, multi-item scope of the opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding or use of the code as a general food-procurement placeholder in state and local systems.

Geographic activity spans multiple states, with recent opportunities from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with most incorporating Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and delivery to central warehouses and school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.