UNSPSC 50585714: Non GMO spirulina

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO spirulina. 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 50585714 Non GMO spirulina is a Commodity code that nominally names a single ingredient product, but state and local procurement activity under this code bears little alignment with that narrow scope. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span institutional food service procurement across produce, dairy, eggs, beverages, grains, snacks, and prepared entrees—the full range of items school districts, state agencies, and county education systems require for child nutrition and cafeteria operations. The code does not appear to function as a dedicated spirulina procurement vehicle; instead, it sits within a broader taxonomy that agencies use to classify general grocery and food service line items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, appearing across single-district RFPs and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles (the GEC Buying Cooperative, serving 30 districts across Georgia). State procurement offices in Georgia have posted several opportunities here as well. The work being solicited is institutional fresh produce and ancillary food service items delivered on weekly or multiple-times-weekly schedules to school campuses, central kitchens, and warehouses, with USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, and food safety documentation as baseline requirements across all opportunities.

Activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas school districts, with representative opportunities including the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and non-food bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) covering approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food supplies; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio's fresh-produce RFP (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) serving 127 schools across Bexar County with five-days-per-week delivery; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation (RFP 26039RFPDST) covering 18 elementary sites with produce in 50-unit cases and an estimated annual budget of $600,000; and the Douglas County School System's multi-district cooperative procurement (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Additional activity spans Bulloch County (local-produce Farm to School program, due May 4, 2026), Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (over 900 grocery line items, due April 29, 2026); McAllen and Austin independent school districts in Texas; and state-level procurement in Georgia for fresh produce (IFB, due May 27, 2026) and general food supplies (due June 22, 2026). Most solicitations run annual contract cycles with July 1 start dates and renewal options; pricing is firm throughout contract terms or subject to documented cost-index redetermination at six-month or annual intervals; and award is typically made to lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item basis, allowing multiple vendors per district.