UNSPSC 50524915: Non GMO earliglo nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO earliglo 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 50524915 Non GMO earliglo nectarines is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities tagged to this code center on school nutrition procurement for fresh produce and related food service items—bananas, apples, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and beverages for elementary through high school food service programs—rather than the specialized earliglo nectarine variety the code nominally names. School districts and county boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies, with nine of the twelve recent opportunities sourced from Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, and Douglas County through a cooperative), two from Texas school districts (McAllen and Austin), and one from Florida (Hillsborough County). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin also appears with two separate produce solicitations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement suggests this Commodity code may be applied as a catch-all by school nutrition departments for generic produce line-item procurement rather than for nectarines specifically.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, where school districts conduct most solicitations using RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs for multi-item annual contracts. Solicitations typically span 60–300+ produce line items, with estimated annual contract values ranging from $78,000 (Madison's petite banana RFB, due July 29, 2026) to $4.4 million (Douglas County cooperative for two geographic areas). Georgia opportunities include Hancock County's IFB for 200+ produce items due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County's IFP for locally grown produce (within 200 miles) due May 4, 2026; Glynn County's IFB for 60 produce items due April 14, 2026; and Liberty County's IFBs for produce and food products due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County cooperative RFP through GEC (serving 30 districts across two areas, $5.5 million estimated spend) due March 4, 2026, represents the largest identified opportunity. Texas districts (McAllen RFP 2026-1029 due March 6, 2026; Austin RFP 26RFP034 due March 11, 2026) and Hillsborough County's FFVP contract (estimated $600,000, due March 11, 2026) reflect expansion beyond Georgia. All contracts emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, weekly or Monday–Friday delivery windows, firm fixed pricing with annual price redetermination tied to USDA market indexes, and single or multiple vendor awards on a line-item basis.