UNSPSC 50583901: Non GMO china peas

The variety of Non GMO green peas known as Non GMO china peas. 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 50583901 Non GMO china peas is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce line item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little alignment with the code's specific scope. Instead, issuers are procuring broad fresh produce assortments — whole ranges of fruits, vegetables, and eggs — for school nutrition programs and state food services. The actual buying under this code spans fresh produce supply contracts to elementary, middle, and high schools serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meals, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) distributions, and farm-to-school initiatives. School districts dominate the issuing body mix; representative recent buyers include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Early 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), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Procurement also flows from state departments (Georgia Department of Education fresh produce bids) and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). RFPs and IFBs are the dominant notice types; bid response deadlines in the source cluster between late February and late June 2026.

The geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia and Texas. Georgia hosts the most recent activity, with school districts across multiple counties (Bulloch, Early, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas) issuing separate fresh produce solicitations between February and May 2026, plus state-level IFBs from the Georgia Department of Education. Texas shows secondary concentration with Austin ISD, Northside ISD (San Antonio), and McAllen ISD issuing produce RFPs in February through May 2026. A Missouri school district (Rockwood R-VI) issued an RFP in March 2026 for grocery items including produce. Representative recent opportunities include Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week during the 2026-2027 school year (due May 7, 2026), emphasizing USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and Texas-grown sourcing; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for FFVP specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary schools (due March 11, 2026, with a $600,000 estimated annual budget); and Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (approximately $4.4 million Area One, $1.1 million Area Two, due March 4, 2026). Across all solicitations, vendors must demonstrate HACCP certification, buy American compliance, product traceability, food recall procedures, commercial general liability insurance ($1 million–$2 million coverage), and E-Verify authorization. Price-based evaluation dominates; many districts permit cost-plus-fixed-fee structures tied to USDA market reports or accept unit pricing with monthly adjustments subject to documented market index movement.