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 that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it span a much broader scope of fresh produce procurement, food service operations, and institutional kitchen-product supply. The issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments, school districts, state procurement offices, and healthcare coalitions. The work being solicited ranges from fresh-produce delivery contracts for school lunch and breakfast programs to concession-food management at regional parks and health-care facility produce supply. Vendors bidding under this code encounter diverse compliance requirements — USDA School Lunch Program specifications (whole-grain mandates, low-sodium formulations, no artificial additives), Buy American sourcing preferences, health-care facility food-safety protocols, and park concession operational standards including liability insurance, E-Verify enrollment, and local-vendor preference scoring in some jurisdictions.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing-body types. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on May 11, 2026 for line-by-line food and non-food bids supporting school meal programs across three schools, due June 8, 2026, with approximately 300+ food items and strict USDA compliance. The State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and kitchen-products bid May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. Marion Health Care Coalition (location not specified in the summary) solicited produce proposals due August 21, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate on October 8, 2026 for food services at North Collier Regional Park and concession facilities, due March 6, 2025 (note: this due date appears erroneous in the source and predates the posting date), with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points and a three-year contract term plus two one-year renewal options. Geographic spread covers at least Florida and Georgia; school districts and state procurement offices are the most active recent issuers under this code.