UNSPSC 50585902: Non GMO garden sorrel

The variety of Non GMO sorrel known as Non GMO garden sorrel. 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 50585902 Non GMO garden sorrel is a Commodity code that names a single produce line item. State and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect solicitations for non-GMO garden sorrel specifically. The recent opportunities dataset shows no dedicated solicitations for this commodity; instead, garden sorrel or any specialty greens appear only as incidental line items within broader fresh produce and food service procurements for school nutrition programs, state food supply operations, and institutional meal services. The code's narrow scope—a single vegetable variety with non-GMO certification—does not align with the institutional buying patterns captured in recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs, which treat produce procurement as comprehensive category buys across dozens of fruits, vegetables, and related items.

The issuing bodies pursuing fresh produce contracts are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, including Georgia (Early County Schools, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County via GEC Buying Cooperative, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). These entities solicit RFPs and IFBs for produce on an annual cycle aligned with school fiscal years (July 1–June 30), typically awarding to one or multiple vendors on a line-item basis for delivery to 10–60+ school sites. Georgia dominates recent activity with eight separate school district procurements posted between February and May 2026, along with state-level operations buys by the State of Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026 (IFB encompassing 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies for three schools); Northside Independent School District's fresh produce RFP due May 7, 2026 (RFP 2026-048 requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant produce for five-day-per-week delivery to 127 campuses in the San Antonio area); and the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP due March 4, 2026 (RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined). The code shows little to no procurement activity specific to non-GMO garden sorrel as a standalone item.