UNSPSC 50581763: Non GMO reed avocados

The variety of Non GMO avocados known as Non GMO reed avocados. 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 50581763 Non GMO reed avocados (Commodity) does not appear in any recent state and local procurement activity. The source records show solicitations tagged with this code, but the actual scope of work across all posted opportunities is fresh produce and grocery items for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives — a broad category encompassing apples, bananas, vegetables, eggs, dairy, and prepared foods, not avocados or specialty produce varieties. The code's nominal classification does not align with what these jurisdictions are actually buying under the tag.

Recent activity clusters heavily in school nutrition procurement across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri, with issuing bodies including independent school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools), county school systems (Bulloch, Early, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn, and Douglas Counties in Georgia; Hillsborough County in Florida; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Representative solicitations include Northside ISD's RFP for fresh produce with response deadline May 7, 2026; Bulloch County Schools' IFP for locally-grown produce (within 200 miles) with deadline May 4, 2026; Austin ISD's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts, due March 4, 2026 and valued at approximately $5.5 million combined. Commodity codes in this family appear to be miscoded or overly broad in the state and local procurement databases; vendors pursuing these opportunities should identify and respond to the actual fresh-produce and grocery-item RFPs and IFBs, not rely on the avocado classification.