UNSPSC 50586858: Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth. 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 50586858 Non GMO tassle grape-hyacinth is a Commodity code showing a significant disconnect between its taxonomy name and the actual work state and local governments are procuring under it. Recent solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect procurement of the ornamental plant specified in the code name; instead, they capture a range of food service and food-product procurement across county parks, healthcare facilities, state procurement offices, and school districts. The scope of work being solicited includes fresh produce delivery contracts, comprehensive food and beverage services for recreational facilities, staple food items for institutional meal programs, and kitchen supplies and non-food consumables. Issuing bodies span county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), county school districts (Early County Board of Education, Georgia), state procurement offices (State of Georgia), and healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition, Florida), indicating the code is capturing institutional food procurement broadly rather than any horticulture-related activity.

Geographic activity centers on Florida and Georgia based on recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (posted October 8, 2026, responses due March 6, 2025) with a 10-point local-vendor preference for businesses meeting Collier or Lee County residency criteria; Marion Health Care Coalition's produce-vendor RFQ (posted August 7, 2026, due August 21, 2026); the State of Georgia's bid for food, supplies, and kitchen products (posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026); and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs covering 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies (posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026). The mismatch between the code's ornamental-plant taxonomy and actual food-service procurement suggests this code may be a tagging or classification error in the underlying procurement systems rather than a reliable indicator of state and local demand for non-GMO grape-hyacinth products.