UNSPSC 50596427: Dried Non GMO yellow perfection tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO yellow perfection 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 50596427 Dried Non GMO yellow perfection tomatoes is a Commodity code that captures specialized agricultural products purchased by state and local governments for food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional meal services. The recent opportunities show that state and local jurisdictions buy dried and processed vegetables—including tomatoes and related fresh produce—as inputs to child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional cafeteria operations. The scope encompasses both individual commodity items and broader grocery procurement where dried tomatoes and similar products appear as line items within larger food-service contracts; work ranges from single-vendor supply agreements to multi-award frameworks where vendors compete across dozens of categories spanning produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51 percent) appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards is routine.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi based on recent opportunities posted between April and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut's June 2026 IFB for grocery items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (over 1,100 line items, response deadline June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce encompassing multiple apple and vegetable varieties (over 200 line items, response deadline June 26, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumables supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center (historical annual value $1.5 million, response deadline July 13, 2026). Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services carried an estimated value of $17,832,659.90 over three years. School nutrition contracts typically require blind testing of samples by school personnel, HACCP plans, comprehensive product documentation including nutritional analyses and ingredient panels, commercial general liability and products liability insurance in the $1–$2 million range, and firm fixed pricing for the contract term with limited allowance for index-based adjustments tied to major market changes or federal wage floors.