UNSPSC 50583604: Non GMO perfection fennel

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO perfection fennel. 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 50583604 Non GMO perfection fennel (Commodity) shows minimal relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single specialty produce item, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting fennel or any direct reference to this commodity; instead, the records show broad fresh produce procurements spanning dozens of line items across multiple states and jurisdictions. The State of Georgia, multiple Georgia school districts (Early County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, and Douglas County), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District in Texas, and McAllen Independent School District in Texas are all soliciting fresh produce for school nutrition and child nutrition programs, but none explicitly names fennel in the available procurement summaries. The solicitations uniformly request comprehensive produce ranges—apples, bananas, vegetables, leafy greens, berries, peppers, and eggs—as part of USDA-compliant school lunch and breakfast programs, often with domestic sourcing preferences and HACCP certification requirements.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia (5 school districts plus state-level procurement), Texas (3 school districts), Florida, Missouri, and multi-district cooperative purchasing through the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's IFB for food and produce (due June 8, 2026), Bulloch County School District's RFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles of Statesboro (due May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools issued an RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026 via myvendorlink.com with an estimated annual budget of $600,000). None of these solicitations identify fennel as a line item or enumerate specialty produce at the commodity level; all treat fresh produce as an aggregated category requiring multiple suppliers or line-item vendor awards. Pursuit of this code warrants verification of actual fennel demand before investing in response capability, since the commodity appears to lack distinct state and local buying signals in current procurement activity.