UNSPSC 50583504: Non GMO chioggia endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO chioggia 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 50583504 Non GMO chioggia endives is a Commodity code that describes a specific fresh produce line item — non-GMO red and white striped chicory endive — for which state and local governments show minimal recent procurement activity. The code appears in school nutrition and institutional food service contexts, where the actual buying reflects broad fresh-produce contracts rather than endive-specific demand. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts dominate the issuing bodies under the broader fresh-produce Segment and Family codes that logically encompass this Commodity, but the source records no solicitations explicitly calling for non-GMO chioggia endives by that specific name or UNSPSC designation.

Recent fresh-produce activity across state and local jurisdictions in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri reveals that institutional buyers—including Early County Schools, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—solicit fresh-produce contracts through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates typically 30–60 days from posting. These solicitations encompass 60–300+ line items each (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, citrus, and similar commodity vegetables and fruits), with estimated annual contract values ranging from $600,000 to $4.4 million. Vendors must meet HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, food-safety documentation, insurance minimums ($500,000 to $2 million general liability), and delivery schedules to school sites. The code itself carries no signal of current market demand for non-GMO chioggia endives specifically; procurement officers in these jurisdictions award contracts on line-item basis to lowest responsive bidders across broad produce portfolios, and specialty items or specific cultivars are rarely called out at the Commodity level unless a district's Farm to School initiative prioritizes them. Without evidence of school districts or institutional buyers explicitly requesting this variety, the code is not a priority pursuit target in the current state and local procurement environment.