UNSPSC 50582208: Non GMO tokyo bunching onions

The variety of Non GMO bunching onions known as Non GMO tokyo 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 50582208 Non GMO Tokyo bunching onions, a Commodity code, does not appear in state and local procurement activity reflected in recent solicitations. The code's specific product—non-GMO Tokyo bunching onions—has not been tagged or explicitly solicited by any state agency, county government, municipality, school district, transit authority, or other public body in the available recent opportunities.

The recent solicitations clustered under this code span school nutrition programs and institutional fresh produce procurement across multiple states, but they characterize demand broadly as fresh vegetables and produce items without calling out Tokyo bunching onions or non-GMO certification as line-item specifications or contract drivers. Early County Schools (Georgia) sought approximately 300 food items for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; Bulloch County Schools (Georgia) requested 24 locally grown produce items including Vidalia onions and greens; Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and other districts issued RFPs for general fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, or specialty produce. The State of Georgia posted two separate produce solicitations (IFB #4 and a general food supplies bid), and the Douglas County School System, contracting through the GEC Buying Cooperative, solicited fresh produce and eggs covering 72 line items across two geographic service areas in Georgia with an estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million. None of the available opportunities specified non-GMO certification, Tokyo bunching onions, or any varietal onion type beyond Vidalia onions as a required or preferred item. The mismatch between the code's precise commodity definition and the generic, category-level produce procurement evident in recent opportunities suggests either tag miscoding or that demand for this specific product does not surface in state and local RFPs at the commodity level.