UNSPSC 50582504: Non GMO chantenay carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO chantenay 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 50582504 Non GMO chantenay carrots is a Commodity code covering fresh carrots—specifically non-genetically modified Chantenay varieties—procured by state and local school districts, county education systems, and state agencies primarily to support child nutrition and school meal programs. State and local governments buy this commodity as part of broader fresh produce procurement for National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) compliance, where Chantenay carrots serve as a standard vegetable offering in student meals and sometimes participate in federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) distributions. The commodity sits within the larger family of fresh vegetable and produce sourcing that school nutrition departments execute annually, typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other produce line items in consolidated food service contracts rather than as a standalone purchase.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri dominate recent solicitation activity under produce codes that would encompass Chantenay carrots. Early County Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri), Liberty County Schools (Georgia), Muscogee County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Schools (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia, through the GEC Buying Cooperative) all posted RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce between February and June 2026, with response dates clustering in March through May 2026. These solicitations treat carrots as one line item within comprehensive annual produce bids covering 60 to 72+ produce items. Rockwood's April 29, 2026 grocery bid and the Douglas County cooperative RFP (due March 4, 2026) represent the scale and structure typical of institutional produce procurement in this market—multi-million-dollar annual contracts awarded on a line-item basis to qualified distributors meeting HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and liability insurance thresholds, with pricing often tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service market reports and delivery windows constrained to school operating hours (typically 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM Monday through Friday).