UNSPSC 50524936: Non GMO red gold nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO red gold 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 50524936 Non GMO red gold nectarines is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh fruit procurement by state and local government food service operations, school nutrition programs, and public health facilities. The recent opportunities under this code show state and local buyers purchasing fresh produce — bananas, berries, apples, citrus, and specialty fruits — for school lunch programs, county parks concessions, and healthcare provider networks. Solicitations range from narrowly scoped single-item procurements (petite bananas in standardized case packs, 70–90 cases weekly) to broad fresh-produce line-item bids spanning 200+ produce items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, city and county food service operations, school districts, and healthcare coalitions. School nutrition departments dominate the recent activity, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and Early County Board of Education all soliciting under this code in the past four months. Procurement emphasizes HACCP compliance, traceability by farm of origin, Buy American provisions where applicable, liability insurance thresholds ($500,000 to $1 million), and E-Verify authorization.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida, with Georgia showing particular activity across multiple school districts and the state purchasing office. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, contract value approximately $78,000 annually, IFB 4162, bids due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education soliciting fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park including concession operations (ITN 258360, proposals due March 6, 2025). Geographic sourcing preferences appear in multiple solicitations — Wisconsin and Georgia school districts explicitly restrict sourcing to within 400 miles — and diversity set-asides (WBE, MBE, diverse-owned business certification) are standard evaluation criteria across most recent bids.