UNSPSC 50585111: Non GMO red baron onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO red baron onions. 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 50585111 Non GMO red baron onions is a Commodity code that captures fresh onion procurement for state and local school nutrition programs, but the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically requesting red baron onions or any onion variety. The code's abstract name diverges sharply from what state and local governments are actually buying under it: school districts and county boards of education are issuing IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs for comprehensive fresh produce bundles—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus fruits, potatoes, berries, and eggs—as part of child nutrition, school lunch, and farm-to-school programs. Individual produce line items, including onions where they appear, are subsumed within larger solicitations that bundle 60 to 300+ items per contract. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 line items across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, and the Bulloch County School District's Invitation for Proposal for locally grown produce items including Vidalia onions (due May 4, 2026) to support its Farm to School program serving approximately 11,200 students across fourteen schools.

School nutrition procurement activity under this code concentrates in Georgia—where recent opportunities from Douglas County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Early County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems all posted IFPs, IFBs, and RFPs between February and May 2026—with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen and Austin independent school districts) and Florida (Hillsborough County). State-level food and produce procurement also appears in Georgia (fresh produce IFB #4 2027-2026 due May 27, 2026) and general food supply solicitations. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and county boards of education serving child nutrition and school lunch programs under USDA funding; contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with options to renew for up to four additional one-year terms. No solicitations specifically target red baron onions or any single onion variety as a standalone line item; onions appear as undifferentiated produce line items within broader institutional food service requests. The code shows meaningful recent activity but only as part of composite commodity bundles rather than as discrete procurement lines.