UNSPSC 50603240: Frozen Non GMO merlin corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO merlin corn that has 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 50603240 Frozen Non GMO Merlin Corn, a Commodity code, encompasses frozen specialty corn products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and state agency food supply. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies purchasing frozen vegetables including corn as part of broader food service procurement bundles that emphasize USDA compliance, domestic sourcing, and nutritional specifications such as whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, and absence of artificial additives. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (including independent, county, and regional systems) and state departments of education or food services, with occasional state agency participation in consolidated food purchasing. State education agencies issue these solicitations through standing RFPs, IFBs, and line-item competitive bid processes; school districts frequently coordinate procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, which aggregates demand across multiple jurisdictions to achieve volume pricing and standardized vendor qualification.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia), which issued an IFB due June 8, 2026, for line-by-line food bids spanning 300+ items across meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, and grains for the 2026–2027 school year; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), which issued an IFB due May 15, 2026, for frozen foods and grocery items meeting whole-grain and low-sodium specifications for ten school sites; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), which solicited grocery items in approximately 900 line items with electronic bid submissions due April 29, 2026, via the NUTRIKIDS system; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia), which issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026, seeking fresh produce and eggs across 30 participating districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with options for renewal, include firm pricing for the contract period with documented escalation provisions tied to USDA or CPI data, and require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000. No recent opportunities explicitly isolate frozen Non-GMO Merlin corn as a standalone line item; the code appears to reflect product-level taxonomy within broader frozen-vegetable procurement at the school nutrition program level.