UNSPSC 50582205: Non GMO red beard bunching onions

The variety of Non GMO bunching onions known as Non GMO red beard 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 50582205 Non GMO red beard bunching onions is a Commodity code that encompasses the procurement of specialty onion varieties for institutional food service and child nutrition programs. State and local governments procuring under this code are sourcing fresh produce — including onions as part of broader produce lineups — for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and federal child nutrition initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. School districts represent the primary buying population, ranging from small rural systems serving under 7,000 students to large urban districts serving 20,000 or more; state departments and county boards of education also issue solicitations for produce procurement that encompass onions within larger commodity baskets.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, where school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles have issued multiple RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB, due April 29, 2026), Bulloch County School District (IFP for Farm to School produce including Vidalia onions, due May 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026), and Douglas County School System through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One, due March 4, 2026) all procured produce in recent weeks. Texas activity includes Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026), and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (RFP 26039RFQDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, due March 11, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (Child Nutrition Services grocery items bid, due April 29, 2026) represent outlying geographic activity. Contracts typically require weekly or twice-weekly deliveries during the school year, compliance with HACCP plans and Buy American provisions, maintenance of $1 million to $2 million general liability insurance, and pricing firm for contract duration or subject to USDA market index adjustments. Onions appear across these solicitations as line-item produce categories within comprehensive fresh-produce procurements rather than as standalone specialty items, reflecting institutional purchasing patterns that bundle common vegetable staples.