UNSPSC 50582500: Non GMO carrots

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO carrots. 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 50582500 Non GMO carrots (Class) represents fresh produce procurement by state and local education agencies, primarily school districts, to support child nutrition programs—cafeteria operations, fresh fruit and vegetable programs, and breakfast and lunch services. The work solicited under this code spans procurement of fresh produce bundles (fruits, vegetables, eggs) for direct delivery to school campuses, often weekly or twice-weekly, with strict compliance to USDA food safety standards, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, and cold-chain management. Recent solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain and low-sodium product preferences, produce without artificial additives, and competitive pricing indexed to USDA terminal market reports or Consumer Price Index data.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (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)—with secondary activity from state procurement offices (State of Georgia) and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative). Georgia school districts account for the largest share of recent activity. Typical solicitations are RFPs or IFBs with response dates between late March and late June 2026; representative examples include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery across 127 campuses (due May 7, 2026), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid covering 300+ items (due June 8, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending (due March 4, 2026). Geographic concentration spans Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri, with Georgia showing the densest recent activity.