UNSPSC 50581918: Non GMO monaco beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO monaco beets. 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 50581918 Non GMO monaco beets (Commodity) does not map to meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a single produce variety — contrasts sharply with what school districts and state agencies actually solicit under produce codes: comprehensive fresh-produce programs spanning dozens of line items across fruits, vegetables, eggs, and specialty items, with recent opportunities from Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), 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 Douglas County School System (Georgia) soliciting fresh-produce supply contracts via RFP, RFQ, and IFB notices with response dates between March and June 2026. These buyers emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, domestic sourcing preference, temperature-controlled delivery to multiple school sites five days weekly, and weekly or per-case pricing models tied to USDA market reports rather than fixed unit costs for a single commodity.

The geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia (Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Early County, Douglas County multi-district cooperative) and Texas (Northside ISD San Antonio, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), with activity also in Missouri (Rockwood) and Florida (Hillsborough County). The code itself appears misapplied to these opportunities — it names a specific produce item but procurement offices tag whole-produce-program solicitations with produce-family or broader grocery codes. Vendors pursuing this code should treat recent activity as misfiled and redirect scouting toward broader fresh-produce, grocery, and school-nutrition commodity codes where the actual volume sits.