UNSPSC 50601841: Frozen Non GMO mung beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO mung 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 50601841 Frozen Non-GMO Mung Beans is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, maps to a broader school nutrition procurement activity focused on fresh produce, frozen foods, and grocery staples for child nutrition programs rather than specialized frozen legume items. School districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas are actively soliciting food service contracts that bundle fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, proteins, and staple groceries in single RFPs or IFBs. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems—including Decatur City Schools, Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System—supplemented by state purchasing (Georgia and Dallas ISD). These districts source through line-item bid structures, cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, and electronic procurement portals like Bonfire. Typical contracts encompass 72 to 900+ line items across produce, meats, poultry, dairy, frozen foods, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies, with annual estimated spending ranging from $1.1 million to $9 million per district and contract periods running July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending up to five years total.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, Early County, and Decatur procurements issued February through June 2026), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI, posted March 31, 2026), and Texas (Dallas ISD, posted February 22, 2026). Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by area, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid covering 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, bids due June 8, 2026; and the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026-2027 school year with sealed bids due May 15, 2026 and contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Districts emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain formulations, low-sodium products, HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions, and firm pricing with limited quarterly or semiannual escalation tied to USDA or CPI documentation.