UNSPSC 50583500: Non GMO endives

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO endives. 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 50583500 Non GMO endives is a Class code with limited direct application to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally identifies a single produce commodity—non-GMO endives—but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect broader food service and produce procurement spanning multiple product lines and vendor categories. State and local bodies soliciting under this code include county parks and recreation departments, healthcare coalitions, state purchasing offices, and school districts. The work actually being bought ranges from general fresh-produce delivery to comprehensive food-service concessions and school lunch program supplies, suggesting the code functions as a catch-all for fresh-vegetable and mixed-produce procurement rather than endive-specific sourcing.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across the Southeast, with opportunities from Collier County, Florida (Invitation to Negotiate for food concessions at North Collier Regional Park, proposals due March 6, 2025), Marion Health Care Coalition (produce proposals, deadline August 21, 2026), the State of Georgia (food, supplies, and kitchen products bid, deadline June 22, 2026), and Early County Board of Education, Georgia (line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and non-food supplies for the National School Lunch Program, deadline June 8, 2026). The school district opportunity illustrates the scope complexity: Early County's solicitation encompasses meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, fluid milk, and non-food items, with contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and domestic-sourcing preferences emphasized. These examples suggest the code captures general produce and food-service procurement in educational and municipal contexts rather than specialized endive supply.