UNSPSC 50603500: Frozen Non GMO eggplants

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO eggplants 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 50603500 Frozen Non GMO eggplants is a Class code that describes a narrow commodity category, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not align with frozen eggplant procurement — instead, they cover broad food purchasing for institutional service delivery. The issuing bodies include county governments, state agencies, and school districts sourcing shelf-stable groceries, institutional meal programs, and food-service supplies through informal written quotes (IWQ), competitive bids, and line-by-line food service tenders. Scope ranges from specific shelf-stable items (canned proteins, sauces, rice, pasta) acquired by county senior-services and community-services departments to comprehensive food and non-food product suites (meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, paper products, cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment) for school nutrition programs under federal USDA requirements. This code shows little relevant recent activity in frozen specialty produce; the opportunities appearing under it reflect general institutional food procurement instead.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote (IWQ 140229) on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, soups, canned vegetables) for the Department of Community Services, with quotes due October 19, 2026 and delivery required by December 7, 2026 F.O.B. Destination to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. The State of Georgia posted a competitive bid on May 15, 2026 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response date, and Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line bid on May 11, 2026 for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with bids due June 8, 2026 and contract performance running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (frozen non-GMO eggplants) and the actual opportunities (institutional shelf-stable and fresh commodity packages) suggests either miscoding in the underlying procurement database or a data integrity issue — frozen specialty produce remains unsupported in these records.