UNSPSC 50586205: Non GMO georgia red sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO georgia red 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 50586205 Non GMO Georgia red sweet potatoes (Commodity) encompasses fresh produce sourcing for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child feeding initiatives across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure sweet potatoes and broader fresh produce categories—fruits, vegetables, eggs—through school district nutrition contracts, state food supply agreements, and specialized federal child nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (independent and county-based) and state departments of education, with occasional state-level food procurement offices participating in produce sourcing for institutional operations. School nutrition programs anchor the activity, driven by USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program reimbursement requirements, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants, and farm-to-school initiatives emphasizing local and domestic sourcing.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary solicitation volume in Missouri and Florida. The Bulloch County School District (April 2026, IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles, May 4 deadline) and the Douglas County School System cooperative (February 2026, RFP for 30 districts across two Georgia areas, estimated $4.4 million and $1.1 million spending, March 4 deadline) exemplify institutional scale. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce to 127 schools, May 7 deadline) and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034 for produce and beverages, March 11 deadline) show Texas concentration. Early County Board of Education (June 8 deadline, line-by-line food and non-food bids for three schools) and Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017 for 60 produce items, April 27 deadline) demonstrate Georgia district-level solicitation. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida (RFP for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce, March 11 deadline, estimated $600,000 annual budget) represents federal-grant-funded produce contracts. Evaluation emphasizes domestic and local sourcing preferences, Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, firm fixed pricing over contract terms, and delivery logistics to multiple school sites with temperature control and food safety traceability.