UNSPSC 50584020: Non GMO rosemary

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO rosemary. 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 50584020 Non GMO rosemary is a Commodity code. State and local governments solicit fresh produce supply under this code almost exclusively through school nutrition programs—typically RFPs and IFBs for produce items to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, along with federally funded initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly naming rosemary or herb-specific procurement, instead showing broad fresh-produce buys that encompass dozens of line items (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, berries, eggs, and other staples) delivered weekly or multiple times per week to school cafeterias. School districts evaluate vendors on lowest responsive and responsible bid, product quality, delivery reliability, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and ability to maintain cold-chain logistics. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school boards across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with districts ranging from small systems (Early County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education) to large urban systems (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio with 83 elementary schools; Austin Independent School District; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System). A few state-level agencies and cooperative buying vehicles (the GEC Buying Cooperative aggregating 30 school districts) also appear in the recent block.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary volume in Missouri and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education IFB for line-by-line food bids (response due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items, non-food supplies, and produce delivered six days a week; the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance, delivery to all campuses five days per week, and evaluation weighted 35% on price (response due May 7, 2026); the Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 school locations with approximately 60 line items and weekly Tuesday delivery (response due April 14, 2026); and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 school districts with approximately 72 produce line items and estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (response due March 4, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with options to renew for one to four additional one-year terms. The code shows robust, recurring school-nutrition-driven demand but no evidence of specialty-herb procurement or non-GMO certification as a stated buying criterion in the recent solicitation sample.