UNSPSC 50586312: Non GMO marmande super tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomates known as Non GMO marmande super tomatoes. 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 50586312 Non GMO marmande super tomatoes is a Commodity code that describes a single specialized produce line item—heirloom or heritage tomato varieties grown without genetic modification. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh produce for institutional food service operations, primarily school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch to K–12 students. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity concentrated in school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, where produce is sourced as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts rather than as standalone specialty-variety purchases. The work involves direct delivery of produce to school sites multiple times per week, with vendors required to maintain HACCP certification, food safety traceability systems, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions and child nutrition reimbursement standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county boards of education managing child nutrition programs, with some activity from state-level school nutrition cooperatives serving multiple districts under umbrella contracts.

Solicitations under this code come primarily from school districts in Georgia, including Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Bid 26-34, fresh produce RFP due April 23, 2026), Bulloch County Schools (IFP for locally-grown produce including tomatoes, due May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts, due March 4, 2026), alongside Texas districts including Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce, due May 7, 2026) and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages, due March 11, 2026). Activity also appears in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, FFVP program RFP due March 11, 2026) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items bid, due April 29, 2026). All identified opportunities are school nutrition contracts with multi-week response windows, ranging from RFPs allowing line-item vendor selection to IFBs restricting awards to lowest qualified bidders; none of the recent solicitations explicitly name marmande or heirloom tomato varieties as standalone line items, suggesting the code sees limited direct activity and that tomatoes are typically procured as generic fresh-produce line items within broader institutional food-service awards.