UNSPSC 50586823: Non GMO dau mue or pea tips

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known dau mue or pea tips. 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 50586823 Non GMO dau mue or pea tips (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's abstract name — specialty Asian vegetables — does not align with the actual work being solicited under it. School districts and state agencies across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are posting RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for fresh produce procurement, but these solicitations span broad categories of fruits, vegetables, and eggs (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, potatoes, and eggs) rather than the narrow specialty item this code nominally describes. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued ITB PE55045NONST2027000000006 on May 11, 2026 for food and non-food products supporting school lunch and breakfast programs, with bids due June 8, 2026; the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) posted RFP 2026-048 on April 14, 2026 for fresh produce delivery to 127 schools, due May 7, 2026; and the Douglas County School System, through the GEC Buying Cooperative, solicited RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts, with bids due March 4, 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (State of Georgia central procurement, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County through GEC), Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, St. Louis County), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa). The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and school nutrition programs, with occasional state department and county participation. Opportunities indicate strong demand for commodity produce delivered weekly to multiple school locations, with evaluation criteria emphasizing price, quality, HACCP and Buy American compliance, and domestic sourcing preferences. However, none of the solicitations specifically request dau mue or pea tips — the narrow specialty item this code nominally covers. Vendors pursuing this code should investigate whether state and local food-service buyers actually specify these items in their nutrition menus or whether the code's assignment to school district solicitations reflects a cataloging mismatch rather than genuine demand.