UNSPSC 50586864: Non GMO water chestnuts

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO water chestnuts. 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 50586864 Non GMO water chestnuts is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its specific scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting non-GMO water chestnuts or water chestnuts as a line item. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the sourced opportunities focus on broad fresh produce procurement, comprehensive school nutrition grocery supply contracts, and farm-to-school programs spanning dozens of produce items, but do not isolate or call out water chestnuts as a commodity or specify non-GMO sourcing requirements at the line-item level.

The available records show active produce and food service procurement across school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida during the first quarter and spring of 2026. School districts dominate the issuing bodies—Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) all posted fresh produce RFPs and IFBs between February and June 2026. The State of Georgia issued separate solicitations for fresh produce and general food supplies. These procurements typically award to multiple vendors on a line-item basis and emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, domestic sourcing, and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards. Response deadlines clustered between early March and late June 2026. Without explicit water chestnut line items or non-GMO specifications visible in the summary data, pursuit under this code is not supported by current market activity.