UNSPSC 50582506: Non GMO paris market carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO paris market 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 50582506 Non GMO Paris Market Carrots is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of fresh carrots for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and state food operations. State and local governments buy fresh produce under this code as part of broader food-service contracts—carrots appear as line items within comprehensive school lunch, breakfast, and child nutrition solicitations rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school), county school systems, and state agencies operating child nutrition programs or general institutional food service operations. Representative recent solicitations include the Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce (due May 4, 2026), which specified carrots among 24 produce items; Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce (due April 14, 2026), which listed carrots among approximately 60 line items; and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for produce and food products (due April 29, 2026), which included carrots in its vegetable offerings. The code also appears in the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026), covering approximately $4.4 million in annual spending across 18 districts in Area One.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia, with active procurements from Bulloch, Glynn, Liberty, and Douglas County school systems, as well as state-level operations. Texas procurement activity includes the 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)—all seeking fresh produce including carrots for child nutrition programs. Florida also shows activity through Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, due March 11, 2026). Missouri procurement appears in the Rockwood R-VI School District (Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items, due April 29, 2026), which solicits over 900 line items including produce. Solicitation language consistently emphasizes Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, HACCP certification, domestic sourcing preferences where cost and quality permit, and delivery to school sites five to seven days per week. Contract awards typically favor lowest responsive and responsible bidding on a line-item basis, with payment terms ranging from Net 30 to Net 90 days and renewal options extending up to four additional years.