UNSPSC 50601901: Frozen Non GMO action beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO action beets 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 50601901 Frozen Non-GMO action beets (Commodity) represents a narrow slice of frozen vegetable procurement within school district child nutrition services and state food supply contracts. State and local governments buy frozen beets under this code primarily as part of larger line-item food service bids that encompass dozens or hundreds of produce and protein items for school meal programs. The code does not appear as a standalone procurement vehicle; instead, frozen beets surface as individual line items within broad grocery, produce, and food-supply solicitations issued by school districts and state agencies. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—independent school districts, county school systems, and regional cooperative purchasing groups acting on behalf of multiple districts—along with state departments procuring for institutional meal services. School districts represent the dominant buyer type, with several appearing multiple times across recent opportunities, including Douglas County School System in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Dallas Independent School District in Texas.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Douglas County School System issued a fresh-produce RFP (SN 26-004) due March 4, 2026, covering 72 produce line items across 30 school districts in a cooperative purchase with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined (Area One and Area Two). Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026, listing over 300 food items including vegetables as part of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program support. City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, requiring products meeting whole-grain, low-sodium, and zero-trans-fat specifications, with delivery to ten school sites. Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP due April 2, 2026, for various food products for the 2026–2027 school year, structured as a multi-vendor, as-needed procurement. State-level solicitations also appear: the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB due June 22, 2026, and issued Invitation for Bid #4 2027–2026 for fresh produce due May 27, 2026. Frozen beets do not surface in solicitation names or descriptions—the code appears to be a taxonomy tag applied to general frozen-vegetable procurement categories rather than reflecting active standalone bidding for this specific commodity.