UNSPSC 50596424: Dried Non GMO tumbler tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO tumbler 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 50596424 Dried Non GMO tumbler tomatoes is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The five most recent opportunities solicited under this code span school nutrition programs (breakfast and lunch items, fresh produce, packaged meal boxes), institutional food service (senior meal preparation and delivery, state-supported living center food supplies), and general-purpose grocery procurement—none of which specifically target dried non-GMO tomatoes as a line item or primary focus. The 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 government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and the State of Georgia. The scope of work actually being solicited ranges from over 1,100 line items of general groceries and breakfast items (Bridgeport) to 200+ fresh produce SKUs (Hancock County), senior congregate and home-delivered meals (Hillsborough County), food and consumable products for institutional facilities (Texas HHSC), and packaged 7-day meal boxes for summer nutrition programs (Pascagoula-Gautier).

Recent opportunities show geographic spread across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic: Connecticut (Bridgeport IFB, due June 30, 2026), Texas (HHSC IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County IFB, due June 26, 2026; State of Georgia RFB, due June 22, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County ITB 2600289, due June 25, 2026, $17.8 million over three years), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier IFB, due April 29, 2026). Bridgeport's grocery procurement requires Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content), USDA documentation, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and delivery Monday–Friday to a central warehouse and school sites; Hancock County's fresh produce IFB specifies 200+ line items with firm pricing over a 12-month period and 51% domestic content for processed products; and Hillsborough County's senior meal service—the largest recent opportunity—covers congregate dining at 14 centers, home delivery, multiple meal types, and contractor facility requirements within 50 miles of Tampa. The code shows little relevance to dried non-GMO tomato procurement specifically; bidders pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual commodity mix in each solicitation rather than assume alignment with the code's nominal scope.