UNSPSC 50601820: Frozen Non GMO flageolet beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO flageolet beans that have 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 50601820 Frozen Non GMO Flageolet Beans is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with the narrow product scope it names. The source shows no recent solicitations specifically for frozen flageolet beans. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code request broader food-service procurement—fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, eggs, and full-line food distribution—that span multiple UNSPSC families and do not center on this particular legume product. School districts and state agencies are the dominant issuing bodies, with nearly all recent opportunities posted by school nutrition programs (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District) or state procurement offices (State of Georgia). The geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia and Missouri, with one Texas opportunity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests that this code sees little relevant recent activity, or that state and local procurement systems are tagging broad food-service RFPs and RFPs under a single commodity code rather than distributing them across the appropriate family and class hierarchy.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope gap. Early County Board of Education posted an RFP on May 11, 2026, for line-by-line bids on 300+ food items (meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments) and 60 non-food supplies, with bids due June 8, 2026. The City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB on April 16, 2026, for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026-2027 school year, with bids due May 15, 2026. The Douglas County School System posted an RFP on February 4, 2026, through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia, with an estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, bids due March 4, 2026. None of these solicitations specifically name frozen flageolet beans as a line item or priority product. Firms pursuing work under this code should verify that narrow frozen-legume opportunities are actually being solicited in their target geographies, as the current data suggests the code is being used as a catch-all tag for school nutrition procurement rather than as a specific commodity category.