UNSPSC 50603516: Frozen Non GMO short tom eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO short tom eggplants 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 50603516 Frozen Non GMO Short Tom Eggplants is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, sits within a broader produce and food service procurement environment but shows minimal specific activity targeting frozen eggplants themselves. State and local governments purchasing food for school nutrition programs—the dominant issuing body in the recent opportunity set—do solicit frozen produce and grocery items alongside fresh produce, but the specific frozen eggplant commodity appears subsumed within larger line-item aggregations rather than solicited as a standalone contract line. School districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas have recently posted RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive frozen foods and grocery categories that would logically encompass frozen eggplants as one line item among hundreds, but none of the recent opportunities name frozen eggplants specifically. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) and City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), among others, have solicited frozen foods meeting low-sodium and whole-grain specifications for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, and these categories would include frozen vegetables; however, the source provides no explicit frozen-eggplant procurement records.

Recent activity under broader frozen-food and produce codes shows strong engagement from Georgia school systems and a multi-state presence across Missouri and Texas, with the Douglas County School System (Georgia) managing a $4.4 million annual procurement for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts. The City Schools of Decatur issued IFB PE77310NONST2026000000018 on April 16, 2026, with a May 15, 2026 deadline for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026–2027 school year, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System posted Bid 26-34 on March 22, 2026 (due April 23, 2026) for fresh produce serving 60 school sites. Dallas Independent School District issued RFP JC250079 on February 22, 2026 (due April 2, 2026) for various food products including specialty frozen items not available through main commodity food bids. The code shows no recent activity specifically tracking frozen non-GMO eggplants as a line-item focus, suggesting this commodity is either bundled within larger produce or frozen-food categories or sees limited demand in current state and local school nutrition procurement.