UNSPSC 50603416: Frozen Non GMO marketmore cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO marketmore cucumbers 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 50603416 Frozen Non GMO Marketmore Cucumbers is a Commodity code that describes a narrowly defined fresh produce item — frozen, non-genetically modified cucumbers of the Marketmore variety — yet recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect procurement of this specific product. Instead, issuing bodies are soliciting broad food service categories including fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, and complete meal components for school nutrition programs and state operations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content suggests that the code shows little relevant recent activity in its intended product category.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, and Dallas Independent School District all posting solicitations between January and June 2026. The State of Georgia appears twice with food supply and fresh produce IFBs. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and statewide solicitations) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI in St. Louis County), with Dallas Independent School District representing Texas. Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (IFB, due June 8, 2026) spanning 300+ food items with line-by-line bidding for National School Lunch and Breakfast programs; City Schools of Decatur's Frozen Foods and Grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) covering frozen and grocery products for ten school sites with HACCP and food-recall requirements; and the Douglas County School System's Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP (due March 4, 2026) leveraging the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. All three notice types — RFP, RFQ, and IFB — appear in the recent record, with response windows typically 30 to 60 days from posting.