UNSPSC 50601921: Frozen Non GMO regalia beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO regalia 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 50601921 Frozen Non GMO regalia beets (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity in the source records. The solicitations tagged under this code are actually for broad food service procurement—frozen foods, grocery items, fresh produce, and eggs for school nutrition programs and state facilities—not for a specific frozen vegetable commodity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being bought suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging or that this commodity code is not a primary vehicle for state and local purchasing today.

Recent opportunities under this code span school districts (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, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (the State of Georgia), and a regional buying cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). All activity originates from school nutrition programs and state food procurement. The geographic concentration is Georgia and Texas, with a secondary presence in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies to support National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs; the City Schools of Decatur's Invitation for Bid for Frozen Foods and Grocery Items (IFB, due May 15, 2026) across ten school sites with HACCP and recall-response requirements; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's annual fresh produce contract (sealed bid, due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce line items to 60 school sites; Dallas Independent School District's Request for Proposal for various food products (RFP, due April 2, 2026) with non-preferred ingredients restrictions per Texas law; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 to $1.1 million by geographic area) through the GEC cooperative serving 30 school districts. No opportunities in the source explicitly solicit frozen regalia beets or similar specialty frozen vegetables as standalone line items.