UNSPSC 50582903: Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO en cornet de bordeaux chicory. 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 50582903 Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory, a Commodity code, nominally covers specialty produce items but shows minimal direct activity matching the code's scope in recent state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broader food-service procurement — regional park concessions, healthcare facility produce delivery, statewide food and kitchen supplies, and school district lunch program provisioning — rather than the specific non-GMO chicory product line the code names. When state and local buyers do source fresh vegetables and specialty produce, they typically solicit these items within larger aggregate food-service RFPs or ITNs that bundle proteins, dairy, bread, paper goods, and miscellaneous kitchen products rather than purchasing individual greens or leafy vegetables as line items. The issuing bodies active in food procurement span county parks and recreation divisions, healthcare coalitions, state departments, and school districts pursuing USDA-compliant National School Lunch Program sourcing.

Geographic activity appears scattered across the Southeast and beyond, with recent solicitations from Florida (Collier County), Georgia (statewide and Early County Schools), and Marion Health Care Coalition. Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 line-by-line food bid (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) and Collier County's March 6, 2025 food-services ITN (Solicitation 258360, due March 6, 2025) represent the most substantial recent opportunities in the cluster, though neither isolates specialty chicory or comparable greens as a distinct line. Georgia's statewide food-supplies bid (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and Marion Health Care Coalition's produce procurement (SP0040000017708, due August 21, 2026) round out the region. The code's tight specificity — non-GMO green curled ruffee chicory — does not align with the breadth of produce or food items actually being solicited, signaling that vendors in this niche product category are more likely to succeed through established produce distributor relationships or as secondary line items within larger food-service contracts than through dedicated solicitations under this code.