UNSPSC 50586814: Non GMO caperberries

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO caperberries. 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 50586814 Non GMO caperberries is a Commodity code, and the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show virtually no demand for the product itself. Instead, the solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, eggs, and dozens of other institutional food-service staples—for school nutrition programs, state agencies, and county school districts. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies, with procurement activity also coming from state departments of education and county school systems. The work being solicited is supply and weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh produce to school cafeterias, central warehouses, and food-service locations, with vendors required to maintain HACCP plans, comply with Buy American provisions, carry substantial liability insurance (typically $1 million to $2 million), and meet USDA food-safety and child-nutrition-reimbursable standards. Pricing is commonly firm for the contract year, with escalation clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Many solicitations allow line-item awards to multiple vendors and renewal options for up to three to four additional one-year terms.

Georgia school districts and state agencies are the most active buyers, with recent IFBs and RFPs from the State of Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, and Douglas County School System posting between late February and mid-May 2026. Outside Georgia, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) have issued RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce with response dates ranging from March 4 through June 22, 2026. The Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 participating districts, signaling the scale of institutional produce procurement in school-nutrition ecosystems. This code shows strong, recurring demand but is being used as a catch-all tag for institutional fresh-produce procurement rather than for non-GMO caperberries specifically.