UNSPSC 50585800: Non GMO shallots

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO shallots. 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 50585800 Non GMO shallots is a Commodity Class code that in practice captures fresh produce procurement by state and local school districts, state departments, and county school systems for child nutrition and food service operations. The actual buying under this code spans the full range of fresh produce — fruits, vegetables, and eggs — sourced for institutional feeding programs, not shallots specifically. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with recent activity from Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Bulloch County School District, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, McAllen Independent School District, Douglas County School System (acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative), Austin Independent School District, and Rockwood R-VI School District. A state procurement office has also posted for fresh produce. The work being solicited includes weekly or twice-weekly deliveries of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs to multiple school sites, with vendors required to maintain HACCP certification, temperature-controlled transport, GAP audit documentation, product recall procedures, Buy American compliance, and often firm pricing across one-year contract terms with renewal options. School districts typically award on a line-item basis to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with evaluation weighting price heavily (often 30–50%) alongside product quality, delivery reliability, and vendor experience.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts — Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County through a cooperative — posted solicitations in late March and April 2026 with response dates between April 14 and May 4, 2026. The Douglas County School System RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047) for the GEC Buying Cooperative estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 districts, with a March 4, 2026 deadline. Texas school districts — Northside Independent School District (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026), and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026) — solicited produce contracts in February and March 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa posted a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation (26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026) with an estimated budget of $600,000 funded by USDA grant. Early County Board of Education in Georgia (PE55045NONST2027000000006) requested line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026, encompassing 300+ food items including produce. The State of Georgia posted two produce procurements (PE55645NONST2026000000009 and PE68504NONST2026000000006) in May and April 2026, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri posted a grocery items bid (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027) due April 29, 2026. Vendor experience requirements typically run three to five years in school food service, insurance minimums range from $1 million to $2 million general liability, and contract terms run July 1 through June 30 with options to extend or renew for up to three to four additional years.