UNSPSC 50582202: Non GMO feast bunching onions

The variety of Non GMO bunching onions known as Non GMO feast bunching onions. 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 50582202 Non GMO feast bunching onions, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce items — particularly specialty vegetables including onions, fresh fruits, and leafy greens — that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, institutional feeding, and food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing bunching onions as part of broader fresh-produce portfolios for child nutrition compliance under USDA National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, with purchasing emphasis on domestic sourcing, food-safety certification (HACCP, GAP), and competitive unit pricing indexed to USDA market reports. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes — from small rural districts (Liberty County, Glynn County, Early County) to large urban systems (Northside Independent School District San Antonio, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD) — and state education departments, with occasional procurement through cooperative-purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multi-district consortia. School districts dominate the activity, though state agricultural purchasing and institutional food-service operations also use the code for direct produce acquisition.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County cooperative, Bulloch County Farm to School, Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham) and Texas (Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County) and Missouri (Rockwood). Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all campuses five days weekly, due May 7, 2026; Bulloch County School District IFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles, due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending near $5.5 million combined, due March 4, 2026. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, require delivery Monday–Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., demand HACCP and food-safety compliance, and impose Buy American provisions with pricing anchored to USDA terminal-market or agricultural-marketing-service indices to control cost escalation.