UNSPSC 50584007: Non GMO cipolinos

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO cipolinos. 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 50584007 Non GMO cipolinos, a Commodity code, sees limited recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting non-GMO cipolinos or related specialty onion varieties. Instead, state and local procurement under this code identifier appears sparse or misaligned; the posting record shows general fresh produce and school nutrition food-service solicitations that do not isolate or emphasize non-GMO specialty varieties in their scope descriptions. The broader trend across recent Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida school district and county solicitations reflects institutional demand for fresh produce, eggs, and prepared food items for child nutrition programs, but the specific commodity — non-GMO cipolinos — does not surface as a distinct line item or procurement focus in any of the identified opportunities.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Georgia counties and school systems (Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County) and Texas independent school districts (Northside, McAllen, Austin) posting the majority of recent fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs. Generic fresh-produce categories appear across these solicitations with emphasis on apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, and leafy greens rather than specialty or heirloom onion types. A representative example is Early County Board of Education's RFP for line-by-line food and produce bids (due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch Program, or Bulloch County's Farm to School produce RFP (due May 4, 2026) specifying 24 locally grown items within 200 miles of Statesboro. Pricing and performance expectations across these solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, and weekly or daily delivery to school campuses. The code itself shows no concentration in a particular state; Georgia and Texas school systems account for the visible activity, with scattered municipal and county nutrition programs in Missouri and Florida. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that institutional demand centers on commodity fresh produce and eggs delivered to school nutrition programs at competitive pricing tied to USDA market indices, not specialty non-GMO or heirloom varieties marketed under this specific commodity number.