UNSPSC 50581836: Non GMO marrow beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO marrow beans. 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 50581836 Non GMO marrow beans is a Commodity code with limited recent direct procurement activity. State and local governments buy dried beans and legumes—including marrow beans, pinto beans, black beans, and other dried varieties—primarily for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition meal planning. The code appears in school nutrition solicitations that request line-item bids across broad food categories, though marrow beans are rarely called out as a standalone line item in the recent opportunities posted. When present, they are typically bundled within larger produce, grain, or grocery item RFPs alongside other proteins and carbohydrate staples. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with occasional county systems and state agency procurement. The mix includes independent school districts of varying sizes—from small rural districts serving under 7,000 students to large urban systems like Austin ISD and Northside ISD (San Antonio) serving 80,000-plus students—alongside county boards of education and state procurement offices.

Recent opportunities show school nutrition services in Georgia (Bulloch County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), Texas (Northside ISD San Antonio, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools) soliciting comprehensive food service contracts via RFP, IFB, and ITB notices. Representative examples include the Early County Board of Education RFP for line-by-line food bids (response due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, and the Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) ITB for grocery items supporting approximately 7,600 daily lunch and breakfast participants across 900+ line items (bids due April 29, 2026). Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs spans 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (response due March 4, 2026). While marrow beans themselves are not named as discrete line items in the posted summaries, the underlying procurement pattern—school nutrition RFPs issued in the first half of 2026 with contract periods running July 2026 through June 2027—indicates steady demand for commodity proteins and dried legumes as part of institutional meal service operations.