UNSPSC 50586762: Non GMO sugar and gold corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO sugar and gold 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 50586762 Non GMO sugar and gold corn is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement — including corn, but dominated by broader fresh fruit and vegetable sourcing — for school nutrition programs, state agencies, and county food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring fresh produce in bulk to support child nutrition reimbursable meal programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts are the primary buyers, sourcing produce weekly or monthly for meal programs serving students across elementary through high school, with a smaller volume of activity from state departments of education and county school boards. School districts consistently emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American preferences, HACCP certification, quality specifications such as minimum shelf life (typically five to fourteen days from delivery), and domestic sourcing when quality and price are comparable. Delivery logistics are tightly controlled — most contracts require Monday-through-Friday delivery between 6:00 AM and 2:30 PM to multiple school sites — and pricing models range from fixed-unit costs to cost-plus arrangements indexed to USDA market reports, with firm pricing for one-year contract periods and documented price escalation allowed only after midyear with supporting market data.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts, with secondary volumes in Texas, Missouri, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Early County Board of Education (RFP, June 8, 2026) for approximately 300 food items with emphasis on low-sodium, whole-grain, and natural-ingredient products; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP, March 11, 2026) for specialty fresh fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at an estimated annual budget of $600,000; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, May 7, 2026) for fresh produce with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance across 117 school sites; the Douglas County School System in Georgia (RFP SN 26-004, March 4, 2026) procuring on behalf of a thirty-district cooperative with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined; and Bulloch County School District (IFP, May 4, 2026) seeking locally grown produce within 200 miles under a farm-to-school program. Contract terms are typically July 1 through June 30 annual cycles with renewal options spanning two to four additional years, and most school systems reserve the right to award multiple vendors on a line-item basis and include provisions allowing other districts to piggyback at identical pricing.