UNSPSC 50583811: Non GMO tindoori gourds

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO tindoori gourds. 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 50583811 Non-GMO tindoori gourds, a Commodity code, shows no meaningful recent activity aligned with its scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code—spanning Georgia produce procurement for schools, Texas child nutrition programs, and Missouri grocery services—solicit broad fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, citrus, potatoes, eggs) for school nutrition and institutional food service. Tindoori gourds, a specialty produce item, do not appear in any of the representative solicitations, and the code classification appears misaligned with the actual commodities being purchased, which are mainstream commodity vegetables and fruits used in high-volume institutional meal programs.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Missouri dominate recent procurement activity under this code—Early County Schools, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County in Georgia; Northside Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District in Texas; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri—with activity also from state-level procurement and the GEC Buying Cooperative. Recent solicitations include the Northside ISD RFP for fresh produce for child nutrition (due May 7, 2026), the Early County Schools line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026), the Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program RFP (Addendum 2, due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000), the Bulloch County local-produce RFP (due May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County System GEC cooperative RFP for 30 districts totaling $5.5 million estimated annual spending (due March 4, 2026). None of these solicitations reference specialty items like tindoori gourds; all emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, weekly or twice-weekly delivery, and firm pricing with price-adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA or CPI indices. The code assignment appears to reflect a data-quality issue rather than an active procurement category for specialty gourds.