UNSPSC 50603421: Frozen Non GMO telegraph improved cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO telegraph improved 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 50603421 Frozen Non-GMO Telegraph Improved Cucumbers (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but the recent opportunities recorded under this classification reflect broad food-service procurement across school nutrition programs, state cafeteria operations, and district-wide food and supply contracts—categories that span fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, grains, meats, and non-food kitchen supplies rather than a specific cucumber product line. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that the code is not actively solicited as a discrete line item in state and local RFPs and IFBs.

The recent opportunities under this code tag are dominated by Georgia and Missouri school districts and state agencies. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued dual food-procurement RFPs in January and February 2026: one for Food Supply and Distribution Services with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million, and a second for Fresh Produce and Eggs serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative with spending near $5.5 million across two geographic areas. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited line-by-line food bids for the National School Lunch Program due June 8, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested bids on over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–27 school year with a deadline of April 29, 2026. The State of Georgia posted two separate food procurements—one for general food supplies and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026) and another for fresh produce under IFB #4 (due May 27, 2026). City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) each issued IFBs for frozen foods and fresh produce. Dallas Independent School District (Texas) posted an RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, due April 2, 2026. No recent activity suggests demand for frozen telegraph improved cucumbers as a standalone line item.