UNSPSC 50586723: Non GMO excel corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO excel corn. 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 50586723 Non GMO excel corn is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span fresh produce procurement across school nutrition programs, with no items specifically naming non-GMO corn or corn products. Instead, the code appears to be catching broad fresh produce and food service solicitations—including fruits, vegetables, eggs, beverages, and prepared foods—that school districts and state agencies are sourcing to support child nutrition and institutional food service operations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities suggests either a data classification error in the state and local procurement system or that this Commodity code is being used as a catch-all for fresh produce line-item bidding within larger grocery and produce contracts rather than as a targeted procurement for a specific corn product.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with representative recent solicitations including the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) posting RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery due May 7, 2026; and the Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) soliciting sealed bids for 60 fresh produce line items due April 14, 2026. Multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (Douglas County School System serving 30 Georgia districts) are also active, with an RFP for fresh produce and eggs due March 4, 2026, estimated at $5.5 million annually across two regions. Georgia school districts appear most frequently in recent postings, though Texas districts (including Austin ISD and McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) also show active procurement. Commodity-level bidding on produce line items typically requires minimum three to five years of institutional food service experience, current HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, general liability insurance ranging from $1 million to $2 million, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to multiple school sites. The absence of specific non-GMO corn solicitations in the recent opportunities block suggests this code is underutilized or misclassified for state and local procurement purposes.