UNSPSC 50586601: Non GMO african bitter yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO african bitter yams. 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 50586601 Non GMO african bitter yams is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school nutrition and food service operations, though recent solicitations show the code captures a broader fresh produce and food commodity landscape rather than a narrow focus on a single item type. The purchasing bodies are predominantly school districts and county school systems sourcing food for child nutrition programs, with secondary activity from state agencies and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives supporting multi-district food procurement.

Recent solicitations reveal that the code encompasses comprehensive fresh produce purchasing for institutional feeding—Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an RFQ for approximately 300 food items spanning meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, and fruits with a June 8, 2026 response date; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) solicited fresh produce for child nutrition via RFP 2026-048 with a May 7, 2026 deadline; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) sought specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 due date. Georgia and Texas dominate recent activity, with additional ongoing procurement from school systems in Missouri, Florida, and multi-district cooperative arrangements such as the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts. While the UNSPSC code name specifies a single agricultural product, actual state and local buying under this classification reflects line-item purchasing within large, mixed-commodity food service contracts where produce is one component among hundreds of line items, typically evaluated on lowest responsive bid with awards on a per-line-item basis to multiple vendors and firm pricing commitments for one-year contract terms with renewal options.