UNSPSC 50584601: Non GMO blanca malanga

The variety of Non GMO malanga known as Non GMO blanca malanga. 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 50584601 Non GMO blanca malanga (Commodity) appears on state and local procurement records primarily through school nutrition and food service solicitations, where state education agencies, county school districts, and independent school districts source fresh produce items alongside broader grocery and meal-program procurements. The code nominally names a single root vegetable variety, but recent activity shows school nutrition programs buying blanca malanga (also called white yam or taro) as one line item within expansive fresh-produce contracts that encompass 60 to 72 produce items spanning apples, bananas, peppers, leafy greens, berries, eggs, and specialty vegetables. Soliciting bodies include county boards of education, independent school districts, and state procurement offices across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri. Work solicited under the broader produce family includes weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh, USDA-compliant produce to school campuses between early morning and midday hours, with vendors required to maintain HACCP certification, food-safety documentation, liability insurance, and compliance with Buy American provisions and whole-grain or low-sodium nutritional preferences where applicable.

Georgia dominates recent activity, with the Douglas County School System procuring through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 school districts ($4.4 million Area One estimate, $1.1 million Area Two estimate, RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education soliciting fresh produce for 16 school locations (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education requesting produce delivery to 13 schools (IFB, due April 29, 2026), Bulloch County School District seeking 24 produce items including local-grown emphasis (IFP, due May 4, 2026), and the State of Georgia posting multiple fresh-produce solicitations including IFB #4 2027-2026 (due May 27, 2026). Texas activity includes Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, proposals due March 6, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida is procuring specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program across 18 elementary schools (RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri is sourcing over 900 grocery line items including produce categories (ITB, due April 29, 2026). Blanca malanga as a named commodity code does not appear as a standalone solicitation in the dataset; it surfaces only as a potential line item within broader produce-family contracts where school districts specify produce lists without granular UNSPSC coding at the commodity tier.