UNSPSC 50601600: Frozen Non GMO asparagus

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO asparagus that has been frozen for preservation. 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 50601600 Frozen Non-GMO Asparagus (Class code) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code designation. Recent solicitations tagged with this code cover broad food and grocery procurement for school nutrition programs and state operations, not frozen asparagus specifically. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state agencies across multiple states procuring comprehensive food-service portfolios as part of child nutrition and institutional meal programs. The scope encompasses hundreds of line items spanning fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, grains, prepared foods, and non-food supplies—with frozen asparagus appearing as one commodity among thousands of items, if at all. School districts dominate the recent posting activity, including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas), alongside state-level procurement by Georgia and state-coordinated buying cooperatives like the GEC Cooperative. These jurisdictions solicit annually or semi-annually through RFPs and IFBs to establish master vendor agreements for multi-year food-service contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026, covering approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid spanning 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (IFB due June 8, 2026), and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products excluding main commodity bids (RFP due April 2, 2026, covering May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027). School districts consistently require firm pricing for full contract terms, HACCP compliance, food recall procedures, Buy American certification, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million minimums), E-Verify authorization, and domestic-sourcing preferences. Payment terms run Net 30 to Net 40 days post-delivery, with delivery windows typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The code shows active but misdirected tagging—commodity-specific procurement is rare at this tier; the actual opportunity lies in qualifying as a line-item vendor within large institutional food-service contracts rather than pursuing frozen asparagus as a standalone product line.