UNSPSC 50582100: Non GMO brussel sprouts

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO brussel sprouts. 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 50582100 Non GMO brussel sprouts is a Class code that sits nominally within produce procurement, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect brussels sprouts procurement specifically. Instead, the code captures a much broader institutional fresh-produce category driven by school nutrition programs, with state and local buyers sourcing comprehensive fresh-fruit and fresh-vegetable portfolios—apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, peppers, leafy greens, berries, citrus, potatoes, and eggs—for child nutrition service delivery across elementary, middle, and high school campuses. The work spans school nutrition RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs issued by individual school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles, with evaluation criteria routinely emphasizing price competitiveness (typically 30–50 points), product quality and freshness standards, delivery reliability within narrow time windows (6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday–Friday), HACCP certification and food-safety compliance, Buy American compliance, and alignment with district preferences for whole-grain products, low-sodium formulations, and items free of artificial additives. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, ranging from single-district RFPs serving under 7,000 students to cooperative purchasing vehicles spanning 30 districts and $4.4 million in estimated annual spending.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with significant recent activity in Chatham County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, and Douglas County, Georgia, alongside major solicitations from Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri). Representative recent opportunities include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for 30 districts across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively (due March 4, 2026); Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce serving 127 campuses across the San Antonio area (due May 7, 2026); Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid encompassing 300+ food items for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (due June 8, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation targeting 18 elementary schools with cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case contract structure and $600,000 estimated annual budget funded by USDA grant (due March 11, 2026, with public meeting April 15, 2026); and Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages incorporating Good Food Purchasing Program requirements emphasizing supply-chain labor compliance and environmental sustainability (due March 11, 2026, with Addendum 1 issued February 17, 2026).