UNSPSC 50603520: Frozen Non GMO white eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO white 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 50603520 Frozen Non GMO white eggplants (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity among state and local procurement bodies. The code's nominal scope targets a specific produce item, but the recent solicitations tagged under it reflect broad-based food service procurement—chiefly school district nutrition programs acquiring comprehensive grocery and produce portfolios that include frozen and fresh items, not frozen non-GMO white eggplants as a discrete line of business. The issuing bodies pursuing food service contracts are school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and state-level procurement offices in Georgia, with school nutrition programs as the primary customer. Work solicited includes annual food-supply contracts for meals across dozens of school sites, with vendors expected to deliver comprehensive catalogs of fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, proteins, grains, and supplies rather than specialty frozen vegetables. The geographic footprint spans Georgia (multiple district and state solicitations), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Texas (Dallas ISD), with no concentration in any single state.

Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) serving a 30-district cooperative with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas; the Early County Board of Education line-by-line food bid (posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for approximately 300+ food items across three schools under the National School Lunch Program; and the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (posted April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026) supporting school nutrition across ten sites. All three contracts require firm pricing, delivery to multiple school locations during meal-service hours, HACCP compliance, food-recall procedures, general liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and Buy American provisions. None of these solicitations isolates frozen non-GMO white eggplants as a commodity line; the code appears to be a misfiled tag on procurement that treats fresh and frozen produce as undifferentiated components of larger food-service packages.