UNSPSC 50581603: Non GMO giant mammoth asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO giant mammoth 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 50581603 Non GMO giant mammoth asparagus is a Commodity code that sees little recent relevant activity. The code's scope nominally addresses a single produce variety, but the sixteen recent state and local opportunities posted between February and June 2026 target institutional produce procurement at breadth—school districts, counties, and state agencies issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for comprehensive fresh produce catalogs spanning dozens to over one hundred line items per solicitation. None of the opportunities explicitly names asparagus or any single vegetable as the sole subject of procurement. Issuing bodies include school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio; Hillsborough County Schools in Tampa; Bulloch County and Liberty County Schools in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Schools; Glynn County Schools; Muscogee County Schools; Rockwood R-VI Schools in Missouri; McAllen ISD in Texas; Early County Schools in Georgia; Austin ISD in Texas), state procurement offices (Georgia and Missouri), county boards, and cooperative buying programs (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). The pattern shows school nutrition programs as the dominant customer base, with smaller procurement through state operations.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's RFP for line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items across meats, dairy, vegetables, and fruits with domestic sourcing preferences; Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026, requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant deliveries five days weekly; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program due March 11, 2026, targeting specialty fruits and vegetables for elementary students; Bulloch County Schools' RFP for locally-grown produce due May 4, 2026, emphasizing farm-to-school sourcing within 200 miles; and the Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined (Area One $4.4 million, Area Two $1.1 million). All solicitations emphasize HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions, quality standards, temperature-controlled delivery, and pricing tied to USDA market indices or fixed per-unit costs. The code's narrow commodity specification—a single asparagus variety—does not align with the institutional scope of actual procurement activity in the market, which treats fresh produce as multi-category food service supply rather than single-item commodities.