UNSPSC 50582502: Non GMO autumn king carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO autumn king 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 50582502 Non GMO autumn king carrots (Commodity) is a niche produce line item that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of larger school nutrition and institutional foodservice contracts rather than as a standalone commodity. The recent solicitation activity shows that autumn king carrots and similar fresh produce are bundled into comprehensive fresh-produce or full-grocery-item RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs issued by school districts, county school systems, and state nutrition programs. School districts dominate the buyer base—Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside ISD (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Schools (Georgia), Muscogee County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Glynn County Schools (Georgia), McAllen ISD (Texas), Austin ISD (Texas), and Douglas County Schools (Georgia) all posted solicitations in recent months—alongside state-level procurement by Georgia and Missouri for child nutrition and food services. These jurisdictions source carrots and other vegetables as menu-support items under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and the federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), with strong emphasis on domestic sourcing, USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, food safety traceability, and products free of artificial additives.

Solicitation activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (ITB due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items including fresh vegetables across three schools; Northside ISD's fresh-produce RFP (2026-048, due May 7, 2026) requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant items delivered five days weekly; Bulloch County Schools' farm-to-school RFP (due May 4, 2026) for 24 locally-grown produce items within 200 miles; and the Douglas County Schools' cooperative purchasing RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend across produce and eggs. All recent RFPs emphasize firm pricing, weekly or bi-weekly delivery during school hours (typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), minimum shelf-life requirements (five to fourteen days), temperature-controlled transport, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), E-Verify compliance, debarment certification, and compliance with federal civil-rights mandates. Contract terms run July 1 through June 30 annually with options to renew for one to four additional years. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are identified across the recent opportunities; evaluation favors lowest responsive and responsible bidding with quality and service as secondary factors.