UNSPSC 50586215: Non GMO orange sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO orange 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 50586215 Non GMO orange sweet potatoes (Commodity) names a specific produce item that state and local school districts procure as part of broader fresh produce contracts for child nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly calling out this commodity by name. School districts sourcing produce for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance frequently specify produce categories (fruits, vegetables, root crops) and allowable substitutes rather than individual cultivars; sweet potatoes appear in some district specifications as a vegetable line item within larger fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs, but the non-GMO and varietal designation is not prominently featured in current posted solicitations. The code sits beneath broader produce-procurement activity that school districts and some state agencies are actively sourcing.

Recent opportunities reflect a heavy concentration of school-district procurement across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting produce contracts in March–May 2026. Contracts are issued as RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates between early March and late June 2026. The State of Georgia has also posted fresh-produce solicitations (IFB #4 2027-2026 and a general food-supplies procurement) for state operations. The code shows minimal specificity in current opportunities, with sweet potatoes appearing only as one line item within multi-hundred-item produce categories that include standard vegetables (carrots, broccoli, potatoes, onions) and fruits. Vendors responding to these district contracts typically provide unit pricing across all specified produce, with pricing often indexed to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or terminal market reports rather than tied to cultivar or GMO status. The non-GMO specification does not emerge as a stated requirement in the posted solicitations reviewed.