UNSPSC 50581849: Non GMO tonka beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO tonka 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 50581849 Non GMO tonka beans (Commodity) does not map to the recent state and local procurement activity in the source. Georgia state procurement, school districts in Florida, Texas, Missouri, and Georgia, and county school systems have posted seventeen recent opportunities across this timeframe, but all solicit fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, child nutrition program items, and related food service supplies — none reference tonka beans or any single specialized bean commodity. The code's abstract name suggests a narrow, specialty agricultural product, yet the actual procurement universe under this code, as evidenced by recent solicitations, centers on institutional food service contracting for school nutrition programs and state operations that demand broad commodity produce baskets covering apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, leafy greens, eggs, and dozens of other staple items.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education spanning Georgia (Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Early County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County cooperative via GEC Buying Cooperative), Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD San Antonio), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), along with state-level procurement from the State of Georgia. Recent solicitations include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food-vendor ITB due June 8, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery due March 11, 2026 (estimated annual budget $600,000); Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million, proposals due March 4, 2026; Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026; and Austin ISD's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages due March 11, 2026. The code shows no direct relevance to tonka bean procurement; if pursuing this code for tonka bean business development, the source provides no actionable signal and suggests a classification mismatch.