UNSPSC 50586201: Non GMO beauregard sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO beauregard sweet potatoes. 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 50586201 Non GMO Beauregard sweet potatoes (Commodity) names a single produce line item, but state and local procurement activity under this code reflects institutional food service purchasing for school nutrition and state operations rather than commodity-specific sourcing. Sweet potatoes appear as line items within broader fresh-produce and grocery-service solicitations; recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies procuring comprehensive produce portfolios that include sweet potatoes alongside apples, carrots, broccoli, berries, and other vegetables and fruits as part of annual or multi-year food service contracts. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state departments and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) and Bulloch County School District (Georgia) each issued produce solicitations in which sweet potatoes were explicitly listed among 24–60+ line items; Bulloch explicitly cited sweet potatoes at $2.00 per pound in historical pricing. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), and others solicited fresh-produce contracts spanning multiple categories. State-level activity appears in Georgia Department of Education operations and the State of Georgia's general food-supplies procurement (May 2026, IFB due June 22, 2026).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where at least eight school districts and state operations posted fresh-produce solicitations between March and May 2026. Texas activity includes Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, May 2026 RFP for fresh produce due May 7), McAllen Independent School District (March 2026 RFP), and Austin Independent School District (February 2026 RFP due March 11). Florida activity appears in Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, February–March 2026 RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at $600,000 estimated annual budget). Missouri activity includes Rockwood R-VI (April 2026 IFB due April 29 for over 900 grocery line items). All recent opportunities specify weekly or scheduled deliveries to multiple school sites, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and firm pricing structures; several reference USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable requirements and school breakfast and lunch program support. Sweet potatoes as a standalone commodity are not the focus of any solicitation in the source; rather, they appear as line items within institutional produce and food-service portfolios.