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 does not map to current state and local procurement activity; the recent opportunities tagged under this code are for general grocery, fresh produce, and food service distribution across school districts, counties, and state agencies, not for dried tomato products specifically. School districts and county food authorities dominate the activity, with Bridgeport Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System issuing the largest recent bids. Hillsborough County (Florida) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission also procure under broader food categories that technically nest under the code's parent Family but do not target dried tomatoes. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch, Douglas), Virginia (Fairfax), Connecticut (Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough), and Texas, with secondary activity in Mississippi and multiple other states. The mismatch between the Commodity code's narrow scope and the wide-ranging fresh and packaged grocery solicitations suggests this code is either misapplied in tagging or that state procurement systems are classifying general school nutrition supply broadly rather than by specific ingredient type.

Representative recent solicitations show the actual purchasing pattern under related codes: Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the 2026-27 school year, requiring Buy American compliance and blind sample testing; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) posted IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 covering delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with annual contract renewal options; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) posted RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million annually. Meriden Public Schools released RFP 02641 (due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and further processed USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million for 2026-27. These procurements reveal that state and local buyers under this commodity family are actually sourcing broad food-service baskets for meal programs rather than specialty dried ingredients; vendors should verify their product alignment with actual solicitation scope before pursuing.