UNSPSC 50582906: Non GMO riccia pancalieri chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO riccia pancalieri 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 50582906 Non GMO riccia pancalieri chicory is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific chicory variety — does not match the actual goods state and local governments are buying under this classification. The recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations for non-GMO riccia pancalieri chicory or any chicory product; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code center on broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, and farm-to-school initiatives across multiple states.

State and local activity under this code skews heavily toward school districts and county boards of education in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri procuring fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs with response dates between March and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio, Texas, seeking fresh produce for child nutrition via RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026); the Early County Board of Education in Georgia requesting line-by-line food and non-food bids via ITB (due June 8, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable program produce via RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026); and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing RFP SN 26-004 through a cooperative purchasing vehicle for 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, with an estimated $4.4 million contract value for Area One). Vendors across these opportunities must meet HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, liability insurance thresholds ($500,000 to $2 million), and often preference for domestic or locally sourced produce. The code shows little relevance to current state and local purchasing patterns and warrants reclassification or closer examination of how the opportunity was originally tagged.