UNSPSC 50586850: Non GMO purslane

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO purslane. 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 50586850 Non GMO purslane, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's search returned no relevant contract opportunities; the recent solicitations in the dataset are tagged to this code but describe broad school nutrition produce procurement — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, eggs, leafy greens, and other staple fresh fruits and vegetables — rather than purslane or any specialty leafy green matching the code's specific name.

School districts and county school systems across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are actively soliciting fresh produce for child nutrition programs through RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs, with response dates clustered between late February and late June 2026. Representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses (due May 7, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026); and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively (due March 4, 2026). These procurements emphasize domestic sourcing, HACCP certification, temperature-controlled delivery, Buy American compliance, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows. The code's specificity to non-GMO purslane does not align with the commodity mix in recent school nutrition RFPs, suggesting either minimal institutional demand for purslane as a distinct line item or a coding mismatch in the source data.