UNSPSC 50524907: Non GMO august fire nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO august fire nectarines. 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 50524907 Non GMO august fire nectarines is a Commodity code that represents fresh nectarine procurement by state and local food-service operations, school districts, and healthcare organizations. State and local government buyers under this code purchase fresh fruit for institutional meal service, including school nutrition programs, regional parks and recreation concession operations, and healthcare facility food service. The procurement spans both direct produce purchases and participation in USDA-subsidized fresh fruit programs. Issuing bodies include county school boards (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county parks and recreation divisions (Collier County Parks and Recreation), health-care coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state agricultural procurement offices (State of Georgia).

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Upper Midwest, with solicitations posted in Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County), alongside a state-level Georgia produce procurement. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response deadline July 29, 2026), which required produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison with ready-to-eat processing and traceability by farm of origin; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (bids due June 26, 2026) covering apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and citrus across three school delivery sites for the 2026-27 school year; and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal deadline June 22, 2026) requiring sourcing within 400 miles with seasonal availability documentation. School district contracts typically run July through June annual cycles with contract values ranging from approximately $78,000 (Madison Metropolitan petite bananas) to larger district-wide produce bids, and often include local-vendor preferences, diverse-owned business set-asides, Buy American domestic-content requirements, and traceability or organic-product pricing adjustments.