UNSPSC 50586206: Non GMO goldensweet sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO goldensweet 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 50586206 Non GMO goldensweet sweet potatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy this specific fresh produce variety primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition reimbursable meal operations. Sweet potatoes appear as line items within broader fresh produce solicitations, though the recent opportunity set shows no standalone procurement specifically limited to non-GMO goldensweet varieties—they surface instead as component SKUs within comprehensive produce bids covering dozens of fruit and vegetable categories across annual school year contracts.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies pursuing produce contracts at this tier, with recent activity concentrated among Georgia and Texas districts. The Douglas County School System issued an RFP on behalf of 30 school districts across two Georgia regions (February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce line items with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; the Bulloch County School District solicited locally-grown produce including sweet potatoes within 200 miles of Bulloch County for its Farm to School program (April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026); Liberty County Board of Education issued an IFB for produce and food products across 13 school sites (March 30, 2026, due April 29, 2026); Muscogee County School District sought fresh produce items including estimated quantities (March 27, 2026, due April 27, 2026); and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System procured fresh produce for 60 school sites (March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026). In Texas, Austin Independent School District solicited fresh produce and beverages for all Food Service locations (February 14, 2026, due March 11, 2026), Northside Independent School District in San Antonio sought fresh produce for child nutrition across elementary, middle, and high schools (April 14, 2026, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District requested produce for 31 campuses (March 6, 2026, due March 6, 2026), and Early County Board of Education in Georgia sought line-by-line food bids including fresh produce items (May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026). Florida procurement includes Hillsborough County Public Schools soliciting fresh produce for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools (April 13, 2026, due March 11, 2026). Generic state-level commodity buys also appear: the State of Georgia issued a bid for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026) and an IFB for fresh produce (April 20, 2026, due May 27, 2026). Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026). Produce solicitations consistently emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, food safety documentation including GAP audit certificates, domestic sourcing preferences, and adherence to USDA whole-grain and nutrition standards for school meal reimbursement. Pricing remains firm for annual contract periods, with price adjustments permitted only after baseline periods (typically 90 days to one year) and justified by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index documentation. All contracts include weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows between early morning and mid-afternoon on school business days, temperature-controlled transportation, traceability systems, and 24/7 recall accessibility. Multi-vendor awards on a line-item basis are standard practice, allowing districts to allocate sweet potatoes and other produce categories to lowest qualified bidders. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses appear in the recent documentation, indicating open competition among all qualified produce suppliers meeting insurance, compliance, and operational capacity standards.