UNSPSC 50581602: Non GMO franklin asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO franklin asparagus. 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 50581602 Non GMO Franklin asparagus is a Commodity code that captures fresh vegetable procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show no direct demand for asparagus specifically. Instead, schools and state agencies across the Southeast are actively soliciting fresh produce broadly — apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, and eggs — for child nutrition programs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with solicitations from Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Northside Independent School District (Texas). State procurement agencies in Georgia have posted produce RFPs as well. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with additional solicitation activity in Missouri and Florida.

Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (IFB, due June 8, 2026) covering 300-plus produce items supporting the National School Lunch Program with emphasis on domestic sourcing and low-sodium formulations; Northside Independent School District's fresh-produce RFP (due May 7, 2026) requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant items and Texas-grown produce through the "Harvest of the Month" program; Douglas County School System's fresh-produce-and-eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) spanning 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending across two geographic areas; and Bulloch County School District's locally-grown-produce IFP (due May 4, 2026) requiring produce grown within 200 miles of Statesboro, Georgia. Evaluation in these procurements typically weighs price heavily (30–50 points), product quality, delivery reliability, compliance with HACCP and Buy American requirements, and alignment with whole-grain and low-sodium nutritional preferences. No recent opportunities specifically reference Franklin asparagus or asparagus products under this code.