UNSPSC 50586820: Non GMO dandelion greens

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO dandelion greens. 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 50586820 Non GMO dandelion greens (Commodity) represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs, though the code shows minimal recent activity tied specifically to this commodity. Recent solicitations across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida school districts demonstrate that institutional food service contracting emphasizes fresh produce procurement broadly—including leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, and eggs—as part of comprehensive child nutrition bidding. However, dandelion greens do not appear as a distinct line item in any of the school nutrition RFPs, IFBs, or RFQs posted between mid-February and mid-May 2026, despite the code's assignment to several large-scale regional produce solicitations. School districts including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Bulloch County (Georgia), and the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia districts) are actively bidding fresh produce with detailed produce specifications, yet dandelion greens are not named.

The recent activity tagged to this code reflects institutional food service procurement patterns rather than demand for non-GMO dandelion greens specifically. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004, posted February 4, 2026, with proposals due March 4, 2026, and multiple Georgia school districts' spring 2026 RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce (Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham) all focus on high-volume staple produce items such as apples, carrots, leafy lettuce and salad mixes, broccoli, and tomatoes rather than specialty greens. The code appears to have been assigned to broad produce family solicitations rather than reflecting actual procurement of non-GMO dandelion greens as a distinct commodity line. Pursue this code only if your firm supplies produce through regional school nutrition cooperative purchasing vehicles or multi-district RFPs and can identify specific districts requesting dandelion greens; the recent activity indicates limited demand for this specialty item in state and local school nutrition contracting.