UNSPSC 50584002: Non GMO bay leaves

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO bay leaves. 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 50584002 Non GMO bay leaves (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity on record. The code nominally describes a single specialty spice item—non-GMO bay leaves—yet the solicitations tagged to this code consistently solicit fresh produce, eggs, beverages, and broad grocery assortments for school nutrition programs across multiple states. Recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-item food bid (due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio's fresh-produce RFP (due May 7, 2026) for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant supplies; Hillsborough County Public Schools' FFVP specialty-produce RFP (due March 11, 2026) for fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to 18 elementary schools; and the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce and egg line items across 30 districts in Georgia. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education spanning Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri.

The mismatch between the code label and actual procurement scope suggests either a cataloging error at the point of posting or a systematic mis-tagging issue. Business development activity under this code encounters solicitations for fresh-produce supply, food-service logistics, and institutional grocery procurement rather than specialty seasoning items. The code does not support pursuit of non-GMO bay-leaf suppliers or similar narrowly defined spice contracts; vendors serving school nutrition programs' broad fresh-produce and grocery needs would be better positioned by monitoring produce-family and grocery-commodity codes rather than this one.