UNSPSC 50586800: Nominant Non GMO vegetables

Non GMO vegetable types that belong to no other class and have no other Non GMO vegetable commodities related to them. 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 50586800 Nominant Non GMO vegetables is a Class code. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring fresh vegetables—primarily produce for school nutrition programs, including items such as lettuce, broccoli, carrots, peppers, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, and other staple vegetables used in child nutrition services. The work being solicited ranges from single-vendor supply contracts to multi-vendor cooperative agreements, with quantities typically measured in cases and delivery frequencies varying from weekly to multiple times per week. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes, from small rural districts serving 6,900 lunch participants daily to large urban systems like Austin ISD (across multiple Travis County jurisdictions) and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (83 elementary, 21 middle, and 13 high schools). Several school nutrition cooperative purchasing vehicles appear in recent activity, including the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 school districts across Georgia), and individual district nutrition programs operating their own procurement. A few state-level opportunities also appear, such as fresh produce procurements by the State of Georgia itself.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary clusters in Texas and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's IFB for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (response deadline June 8, 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all campuses five days per week during the school year (response deadline May 7, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with potential expansion (response deadline March 11, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts totaling approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending (response deadline March 4, 2026). Contracts typically run from July 1 through June 30 with renewal options; vendors must maintain HACCP plans, comply with Buy American provisions, carry substantial liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million), provide food safety documentation including GAP certification where applicable, and meet USDA food safety and quality standards. Pricing is often competitive and evaluated on a lowest-responsive-bidder basis or through scored proposals that weight price (typically 30–50 points), quality (15–25 points), and vendor qualifications (10–20 points).