UNSPSC 50525719: Non GMO geo pride plucot

The variety of non GMO plucots known as non GMO geo pride plucot. 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 50525719 Non GMO geo pride plucot is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item but shows little alignment with recent state and local school nutrition procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for plucots or geo pride varieties; instead, school districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida are actively procuring fresh produce for child nutrition programs on a much broader scale—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus fruits, and other staple fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary through high school students. Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) seeks petite bananas at a projected annual value of $78,000, while its RFB 4163 solicits 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 26, 2026, for over 200 produce line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens. These are institutional food service contracts, not specialty or niche produce items, and vendors compete on cost, delivery reliability, quality standards, HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions, and insurance coverage rather than product differentiation within a narrow commodity class.

State and local school nutrition programs—served by state departments of education overseeing cooperative purchasing vehicles, county boards of education, and independent school districts—dominate the geographic and jurisdictional landscape. Georgia school districts post the densest recent activity, with opportunities from Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Bartow County, and Savannah-Chatham County, all due between late March and late June 2026. Texas school districts including Austin ISD and McAllen ISD, and Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools, round out geographic spread across the Southeast and Southwest. Representative solicitations include Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 (sealed bids due April 14, 2026) for approximately 60 produce line items with weekly Tuesday delivery to 16 schools, Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026) covering 72 line items and serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated spending of $5.5 million annually, and Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 (proposals due March 11, 2026) requiring fresh produce and beverages across all district food service locations with emphasis on Good Food Purchasing Program alignment and domestic sourcing preferences. Vendors typically face 98% fill-rate minimums, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, $1 million general liability insurance, Buy American compliance at 51% domestic agricultural content, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites between early morning hours, and pricing firm for 12 months with prospective annual redetermination tied to USDA or labor index data.