UNSPSC 50601909: Frozen Non GMO chioggia beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO chioggia 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 50601909 Frozen Non GMO chioggia beets, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct procurement activity for this specific item. School districts and state agencies are soliciting broadly for frozen foods, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery line items supporting child nutrition and general food service operations, but the posted opportunities do not isolate frozen chioggia beets as a standalone line or emphasize Non-GMO certification as a primary specification. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state departments (Georgia), reflecting typical patterns in state and local food procurement where vegetables and frozen products are procured as components of large, multi-category food-service contracts rather than as individual commodity items.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia and Missouri, with the largest volume of activity in Georgia school districts and the State of Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items across meats, vegetables, and frozen goods for the National School Lunch Program; the Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP, due March 4, 2026) covering 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending; and the City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (IFB, due May 15, 2026) for the School Nutrition Program across ten school sites. All require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, food safety certifications, and typically specify delivery to multiple school sites with firm pricing and no separate fuel surcharges. Frozen chioggia beets, if available through frozen-vegetable commodity lines, would compete within much larger frozen-produce and vegetable categories rather than as a standalone bid line.