UNSPSC 50525700: Non GMO plucots

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO plucots. 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 50525700 Non GMO plucots, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this classification. The recent opportunities dataset contains no solicitations for plucots or other tree nuts; instead, school districts across Georgia, Florida, and Texas are actively procuring fresh produce — including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty fruits — for school nutrition programs serving students in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The code's nominal scope appears misaligned with current state and local purchasing patterns, and the opportunities shown reflect routine institutional food service procurement rather than specialty agricultural commodities.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from Madison Metropolitan School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, and Hancock County Schools in Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; and independent school districts in Texas including Austin ISD and McAllen ISD. One state-level procurement (Georgia Department of) appears in the dataset. Recent solicitations are structured as RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs with response dates concentrated in March through July 2026. The Douglas County School System procurement spans 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million, while individual district buys range from $78,000 annually (Madison Metropolitan petite bananas) to multi-million-dollar comprehensive produce and food service contracts. Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Texas, with Florida representation limited to Hillsborough County. Vendors face Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items, HACCP certification, liability insurance thresholds ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and weekly delivery performance standards to multiple school sites. No recent opportunities explicitly tag the UNSPSC 50525700 code; the mismatch between the code's plucot focus and actual district purchasing suggests either miscoding in state procurement systems or category drift over time.