UNSPSC 50586831: Non GMO gobo

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO gobo. 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 50586831 Non GMO gobo is a Commodity code that nominally names a single vegetable line item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not include gobo procurement and show no specific purchasing activity for the named product. Instead, the code appears in school district and county child nutrition RFPs and ITBs for comprehensive fresh produce contracts that span dozens of line items—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, eggs, and seasonal vegetables—as part of annual meal programs serving thousands of students. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests the code may be misapplied in these jurisdictions' tagging systems, or it serves as a catch-all for produce categories that lack their own discrete codes in state and local procurement taxonomy.

School districts and county school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, Douglas County School System through GEC Buying Cooperative) and Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), plus Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). All solicitations use RFP, RFQ, or ITB notice types with response dates between March and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (response due May 7, 2026); the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (response due March 4, 2026); and the Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 (response due March 11, 2026). All contracts require Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, general liability insurance, and compliance with USDA child nutrition standards, with most allowing multiple vendor awards on a line-item basis and renewal options extending three to four additional years.