UNSPSC 50586214: Non GMO okinawan sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO okinawan 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 50586214 Non GMO Okinawan sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that captures a narrow agricultural product category, but recent state and local procurement activity shows no direct solicitation for Okinawan sweet potatoes specifically. Instead, the code appears to have been assigned to broader school nutrition and institutional food-service procurements where sweet potatoes may appear as a minor line item within comprehensive produce or grocery solicitations. School districts, county school systems, and state agencies issuing under this code are primarily seeking vegetables and fruits as components of child nutrition programs, with sweet potatoes included alongside dozens of other produce items in institutional meal planning rather than as a standalone procurement focus.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts (Liberty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, and Douglas County), Texas independent school districts (NISD, AISD, and McAllen ISD), Missouri and Florida school systems, and the State of Georgia's general operations. Representative solicitations include the Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce (due May 4, 2026), which specifically names sweet potatoes at $2.00 per pound as a 200-mile local-sourcing requirement; the Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 Fresh Produce (due April 14, 2026); and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for produce distribution (due April 29, 2026). The Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spend $4.4 million to $1.1 million by region) represents the largest institutional buyer activity visible in recent notices. All of these are school-nutrition-driven procurements issued as RFPs, IFBs, or ITBs with firm pricing, delivery frequency requirements (typically weekly or twice-weekly), HACCP and food-safety compliance mandates, and Buy American or local-sourcing preferences. The code reflects institutional food service procurement rather than specialty agricultural product demand; vendors pursuing this code should position fresh produce and sweet potatoes as components of comprehensive school-nutrition supply relationships rather than as a differentiated commodity.