UNSPSC 50603612: Frozen Non GMO sugarhat endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO sugarhat 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 50603612 Frozen Non GMO sugarhat endives, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but recent state and local opportunities show virtually no direct procurement activity under this code. The recent solicitation records instead reflect broad food-service purchasing across frozen foods, fresh produce, grocery staples, dairy, and prepared items — a scope far wider than the code's narrow product designation. School districts and state agencies issue the bulk of recorded opportunities, typically through RFPs and IFBs for annual school nutrition contracts, though the opportunities span general food supply and kitchen products as well. Work solicited under related codes encompasses hundreds of line items per procurement, often with firm pricing for twelve-month periods, HACCP compliance and food recall procedures as standard requirements, delivery windows constrained to 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekday schedules, and Buy American compliance mandates.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with notable solicitations from the Early County Board of Education (RFP, due June 8, 2026), the City Schools of Decatur (IFB, due May 15, 2026), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026), along with the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (NUTRIKIDS electronic submission, due April 29, 2026) and Dallas Independent School District (RFP, due April 2, 2026). The Douglas County RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts carries an estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One alone. Activity under this code itself remains sparse; the mismatch between the Commodity-level product name and the broad food-service procurement patterns in recent RFPs and IFBs suggests that vendors pursuing frozen specialty vegetables should track the broader Family and Class codes governing school nutrition and institutional food service procurement rather than rely on this narrow Commodity designation.