UNSPSC 50586102: Non GMO butternut squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and Non GMO summer pumpkins known as Non GMO butternut squash. 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 50586102 Non GMO butternut squash is a Commodity-tier code that describes fresh, non-genetically modified butternut squash for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show virtually no activity specifically calling out butternut squash or other individual produce items by UNSPSC Commodity designation. School districts and state agencies instead procure produce through broad family-level RFPs and IFBs that bundle dozens of fresh fruits and vegetables together, with individual line items priced and awarded separately but rarely tagged to eight-digit commodity codes. The actual buying pattern reflects institutional child nutrition—school lunch and breakfast programs, state-operated food service operations, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distributions to elementary students—where produce sourcing is managed through line-item pricing against USDA market indices and competitive sealed bids rather than through discrete UNSPSC commodity tracking.

School districts dominate this activity across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, including major systems such as Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and smaller districts like Early County Schools, Liberty County, and Glynn County. Representative recent solicitations include Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026, IFB format, covering 300+ food items with domestic sourcing and whole-grain preferences), Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for Fresh Produce for Child Nutrition (due May 7, 2026, evaluating price at 35% and requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance), and Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce (due April 14, 2026, covering 60 line items with weekly Tuesday delivery to 16 schools). The Douglas County cooperative procurement through GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) bundles 30 Georgia school districts and estimates annual spending of $4.4 to $1.1 million across two geographic areas. None of these solicitations reference Non GMO butternut squash as a line item or specification, and the code shows no standalone activity in recent state and local opportunities.