UNSPSC 50583508: Non GMO radice amare endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO radice amare 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 50583508 Non GMO radice amare endives is a Commodity code for fresh produce items, specifically bitter chicory varieties, that state and local governments source for food service operations. Recent solicitations show this code capturing activity across broad produce procurement — school lunch programs, county parks concessions, regional health coalitions, and state food supply contracts — in which the nominal code description diverges from the actual scope of work being purchased. State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code include county boards of commissioners (parks and recreation divisions), school districts, health-care coalitions, and state agencies. The work solicited ranges from single-variety produce items to comprehensive food-and-supply bids that include produce as one component of broader food service procurement. Collier County's North Collier Regional Park concession food-services ITN and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bids both emphasize food-safety compliance, quality standards, delivery reliability, and competitive pricing as core evaluation criteria, with local-vendor preferences and domestic-sourcing priorities embedded in scoring and specifications.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Florida and Georgia. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a response due March 6, 2025; the scope includes concessions across multiple park venues and applies a 10-point local-vendor preference for firms meeting Collier or Lee County business-address and employee-residency criteria. Early County Board of Education in Georgia posted a line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026, encompassing 300+ food items including vegetables and fruits, alongside non-food supplies and milk products, for delivery six days per week to three schools under the National School Lunch Program; the district specified domestic sourcing, whole-grain, and low-sodium preferences. Marion Health Care Coalition in Florida solicited produce proposals due August 21, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen-products bid due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached document. This code shows limited recent activity specifically for non-GMO endive sourcing; most recorded opportunities treat produce as a component of larger food-service contracts rather than as a single-item procurement.