UNSPSC 50601906: Frozen Non GMO burpees golden beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO burpees golden 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 50601906 Frozen Non GMO burpees golden beets (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and actual recent state and local procurement activity. The code is tagged to nine solicitations posted between January and June 2026, but they uniformly request broad food service procurement — fresh produce, frozen foods and groceries, eggs, commodity food distribution, and specialty food items — rather than a single frozen vegetable product. School districts and state agencies are the primary buyers, with recent opportunities from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, Dallas Independent School District, and the State of Georgia. The actual work being solicited is line-item food service bidding for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program support, inclusive of hundreds of SKUs across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and non-food supplies — not procurement of frozen non-GMO golden beets as a discrete commodity.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school districts, with one solicitation from Dallas, Texas. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on May 11, 2026, with bids due June 8, 2026, for approximately 300 food items plus non-food and paper supplies across three schools, emphasizing domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations with firm pricing and quarterly adjustment provisions. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items with a due date of April 29, 2026, covering over 900 line items across multiple food categories delivered Monday through Friday. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP on February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively, closed to responses by March 4, 2026. The code shows no focused procurement activity in frozen golden beets specifically and does not represent a distinct product line but rather a misfiled tag within broader school nutrition and state food service aggregation contracts.