UNSPSC 50584025: Non GMO thyme

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO thyme. 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 50584025 Non GMO thyme (Commodity) shows minimal relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single spice product, but the recent opportunities in the source dataset are tagged with this code while actually soliciting comprehensive food service procurement — fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, and miscellaneous groceries for school nutrition programs and state agency operations. The disconnect between the code's narrow scope and the broad institutional food procurement being executed under it suggests either systematic tagging error or a generic catch-all application within participating jurisdictions' procurement systems. Georgia, Texas, and Missouri school districts and state agencies dominate the recent activity, but none of the posted opportunities specifically mention thyme, dried herbs, or spice procurement as a distinct line item within their broader food service scopes.

School districts across Georgia (Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Early County), Texas (Northside Independent School District, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools) are actively soliciting fresh produce under RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs with response deadlines between late March and June 2026, but these solicitations encompass fruits, vegetables, eggs, and prepared items—not specialty ingredients. The State of Georgia has posted separate IFBs for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026) and general food supplies (due June 22, 2026). A cooperative purchasing vehicle through the GEC Buying Cooperative is supplying 30 Georgia school districts with produce and eggs, with estimated spending around $5.5 million annually across both geographic areas. Given the source material's lack of actual thyme or herb-specific opportunities, this code appears inactive for practical state and local procurement purposes, and pursuit should be deferred pending clarification of whether the code is correctly applied to institutional food service contracts or represents a data quality issue in the procurement notice tagging system.