UNSPSC 50586832: Non GMO hop sprouts

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO hop sprouts. 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 50586832 Non GMO hop sprouts is a Commodity code that captures specialty agricultural products state and local food-service operations procure for institutional kitchens and concession venues. The recent solicitations tagged under this code, however, show minimal direct activity in hop sprouts themselves; instead, they reflect broader produce and food-service procurement across county parks, healthcare coalitions, state agencies, and school districts. The code appears to be used as a catch-all taxonomy marker for fresh produce and food items rather than a narrowly scoped specialty ingredient, creating misalignment between the nominal scope and the actual purchasing activity. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code include county parks and recreation departments, healthcare providers, state food-service procurement offices, and school district child-nutrition programs, with the latter two representing the largest institutional volume.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (State of Georgia food-supplies solicitation in May 2026), Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services, due March 6, 2025, with 10-point local-vendor preference for Collier or Lee County businesses), and Marion County, Florida (Marion Health Care Coalition produce proposals, due August 21, 2026). The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued a line-by-line bid for approximately 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies across three schools for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 fiscal year, with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain compliance, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives. The Collier County park concession contract carries a three-year base term with two one-year renewal options and requires vendor operations within 30 days of approval. Recent activity suggests that this code is most active in school-lunch programs and regional food-service operations rather than specialty hop-sprout distribution; vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should expect institutional volume purchase requirements, food-safety compliance and documentation demands, and emphasis on domestic sourcing preferences in school and public-health procurement.