UNSPSC 50527019: Non GMO lychee

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO lychee. 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 50527019 Non GMO lychee is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity captured in the source. The code nominally covers a single specialty fruit product; however, the recent opportunities block contains no lychee-specific procurements and shows the actual buying pattern under the code is sparse or mislabeled at issue. The source instead documents school nutrition procurement across the Southeast and Texas, with recent activity dominated by broad fresh produce contracts spanning dozens of line items—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, peppers, tomatoes, and eggs—not specialty tropical fruit. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and boards of education (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and one state agency (State of Georgia). These procurements are for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program supply, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program support, and general school nutrition programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response date July 29, 2026) with an estimated annual value of $78,000 for weekly delivery of 70–90 cases; Bulloch County School District IFP seeking 24 locally grown produce items within 200 miles (proposals due May 4, 2026) for its Farm to School program; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, vegetables, and specialty items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); and Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for approximately 72 produce line items across two geographic regions covering 30 school districts totaling approximately $5.5 million annually. The code shows little relevant recent activity specific to non-GMO lychee procurement; state and local governments buying under this nominal code classification are actually procuring mainstream institutional produce at volume.