UNSPSC 50586801: Non GMO alfalfa

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO alfalfa. 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 50586801 Non GMO alfalfa, a Commodity code, does not match the work state and local governments are actually buying under the recent opportunities tagged to it. The three posted solicitations cover general food services (Collier County parks concessions), fresh produce delivery (Marion Health Care Coalition), and school-lunch-program staples including meats, dairy, grains, and vegetables (Early County Board of Education and the State of Georgia). None of these opportunities explicitly reference non-GMO alfalfa or animal feed. The issuing bodies span county parks departments, a health care coalition, school districts, and state procurement offices — a typical cross-section of state and local food-service buyers — but the alignment between the code's nominal commodity and the actual solicitation scope is unclear.

Recent activity shows solicitations in Georgia (State of Georgia food bid, Early County Board of Education in Georgia), Florida (Collier County), and implied regional or multi-state operations for the Marion Health Care Coalition. Early County Board of Education's FY27 food bid (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) is the most detailed, seeking line-by-line bids for 300+ food items (meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains) and 60 non-food items to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, with contract performance July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Collier County's North Collier Regional Park food services ITN (Solicitation 258360, due March 6, 2025) seeks an experienced food vendor for concession operations across multiple venues, emphasizing menu variety, food safety, and local-vendor preference. The code shows little clear recent activity in non-GMO alfalfa sourcing; practitioners should verify scope alignment with commodity codes focused on animal feed or forage crops before pursuing opportunities under this classification.