UNSPSC 50582904: Non GMO green curled chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO green curled ruffee 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 50582904 Non GMO green curled chicory is a Commodity code that describes a single produce item, yet state and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh produce broadly—fruit, vegetables, eggs, and related fresh items—as components of comprehensive school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. The source shows no recent opportunities explicitly tagged to this narrow chicory code; instead, issuing bodies across school districts and state agencies are soliciting fresh produce via multi-item line-item bids that encompass dozens of produce categories. The actual buying activity under institutional produce procurement reflects a shift toward integrated supply contracts where individual commodity codes function as catalog tags within larger grocery and nutrition service solicitations rather than standalone procurement vehicles.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Board of Education), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD). Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP, response due June 8, 2026) spanning approximately 300 food items with emphasis on domestic sourcing and low-sodium formulations; Northside Independent School District's fresh produce procurement (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) serving 83 elementary schools with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and monthly price adjustments; and a multi-district Georgia cooperative purchase through Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covering 30 districts across two regions with approximately $4.4 million annual spending in Area One. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, require HACCP certification and Buy American compliance, impose firm pricing with limited price-adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA market reports, and award on lowest-cost line-item basis to single or multiple vendors.