UNSPSC 50583305: Non GMO burpless tasty green cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO athene cucumbers. 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 50583305 Non GMO burpless tasty green cucumbers, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity appearing in the recent-opportunities dataset. The code nominally describes a single produce item—non-GMO seedless cucumbers—yet the solicitations tagged under it span broad fresh produce and school nutrition food service categories that include hundreds of line items across fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. School districts, county boards of education, and state procurement offices are sourcing fresh produce through institutional food service contracts covering 60 to 300+ commodity line items per solicitation, not single-item specifications.

The mismatch reflects either a cataloging error in the underlying procurement records or an overly narrow code assignment to wide-scope food service RFPs and IFBs. Recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (June 8, 2026 deadline, IFB, Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contract (March 11, 2026 deadline, RFP, Florida), Northside Independent School District's Fresh Produce for Child Nutrition (May 7, 2026 deadline, RFP, Texas), Austin Independent School District's Fresh Produce and A la Carte Beverages (March 11, 2026 deadline, RFP, Texas), and multiple Georgia school district produce procurements through the Douglas County School System cooperative (March 4, 2026 deadline, RFP serving 30 districts across two geographic areas, estimated $4.4 million and $1.1 million in annual spending). Issuers are predominantly school districts and county boards of education concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. The code shows material recent activity but under misaligned commodity scope; vendors pursuing this code should verify the actual line-item requirements in each RFP rather than assume single-item cucumber sourcing.