UNSPSC 50586110: Non GMO gold squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and Non GMO summer pumpkins known as Non GMO gold 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 50586110 Non GMO gold squash is a Commodity code that does not reflect meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single produce variety, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span broad institutional food service procurement across produce families, vegetables, and comprehensive grocery categories—revealing a systematic mismatch between the code's narrow product definition and the actual scope of school nutrition and state operations purchasing.

School districts and county boards of education dominate issuing activity, with Georgia school systems appearing repeatedly: Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County (via GEC Buying Cooperative cooperative purchasing). Texas districts including Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, and Austin Independent School District also appear. A single state-level opportunity from the State of Georgia addresses food and kitchen products broadly (Solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009, RFQ response due June 22, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida solicited fresh fruit and vegetable produce for a federally funded USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFP 26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026). Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for school lunch and breakfast programs (ITB PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies with domestic sourcing preferences and USDA compliance requirements), and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items procurement spanning over 900 line items across snacks, produce, dairy, and prepared entrees for July 2026 through June 2027 (IFB CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, bids due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS electronic system). The code's assignment to these opportunities appears administrative rather than substantive; the actual procurement driver is child nutrition and school meal service, not gold squash specifically.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri, Florida, and broader multi-state school district networks. Recent bid deadlines cluster in late March through May 2026, with contract periods typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Unless pursuing school food service or state operations food provisioning, the mismatch between this commodity code and actual buying patterns suggests relabeling or code reassignment at the issuing agency rather than a market signal warranting vendor pursuit under this specific UNSPSC designation.