UNSPSC 50603608: Frozen Non GMO radice amare endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO radice amare endives 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 50603608 Frozen Non GMO radice amare endives is a Commodity code that in practice captures frozen specialty vegetables and produce items purchased through state and local food-service procurement, though recent opportunities tagged to this code show little alignment with the frozen-endive specificity embedded in the code name. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county governments, state departments, and school districts, with food-service operations as the primary customer. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Georgia, and the Early County Board of Education have posted recent opportunities that nominally carry this code tag. The actual scope in recent solicitations centers on shelf-stable and fresh food items for senior services, institutional food supply programs, and school meal operations — canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, and condiments — rather than specifically frozen endives or specialty produce lines.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Gwinnett County posted an IFB on October 13, 2026 (due October 19, 2026) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for the Department of Community Services, with delivery required to Lawrenceville by December 7, 2026 and award to the lowest responsive bidder. The State of Georgia posted a bid solicitation on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026) for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with full scope in an attached document. The Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line bid on May 11, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food and paper products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, with contract performance from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The code shows limited recent-opportunity evidence of frozen specialty-vegetable procurement; the mismatch between the code's nominal commodity scope and the actual food-service solicitations tagged to it suggests this code may not be the primary vehicle for endive-specific opportunities in state and local procurement.