UNSPSC 50586900: Non GMO sugar peas

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO sugar peas. 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 50586900 Non GMO sugar peas, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity recently solicited under this code. State and local governments are not purchasing non-GMO sugar peas; instead, school districts and state agencies are sourcing broad categories of fresh produce (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, potatoes, citrus, melons, and eggs) to support child nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and general institutional food service. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts—elementary through high school systems serving tens of thousands of students—supplemented by state procurement offices and county school boards. Representative recent solicitations include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) line-item food bid due June 8, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP with bid opening March 12, 2026; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) cooperative procurement for 30 districts with bids due March 4, 2026, covering an estimated $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with recent bids posted from early February through mid-May 2026. Most solicitations are issued as RFPs or IFBs with typical response windows of 30 to 45 days and contract terms running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with renewal options. Procurement requirements emphasize HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, temperature-controlled delivery between 6:00 AM and 2:30 PM on weekday schedules, minimum shelf-life standards (typically 5 to 14 days remaining), price firm for the contract year with adjustments allowed only after documented USDA market reports support increases exceeding 3 to 5 percent, and comprehensive insurance ($500,000 to $2 million general liability depending on jurisdiction). No incumbent vendors are named across recent solicitations, and no set-aside restrictions limit competition to disadvantaged or minority-owned businesses. The code's nominal scope bears little relationship to current buying patterns; procurement professionals should track activity under broader fresh-produce and school-food-service categories rather than rely on this narrow commodity classification.