UNSPSC 50604202: Frozen Non GMO collard greens

The variety of Non GMO kale known as Non GMO collard greens 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 50604202 Frozen Non-GMO Collard Greens, a Commodity code, captures what state and local governments actually buy under this classification: frozen vegetable products for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts procuring frozen collard greens as part of broader frozen food and produce contracts that emphasize whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, products without artificial additives, and domestic sourcing preferences. The code sees activity primarily from school districts—Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System—and state agencies including the Georgia Department of Nutrition Services. These issuing bodies solicit frozen vegetables through competitive IFBs and RFPs as line-item components of comprehensive school nutrition supply agreements, often requiring HACCP compliance, product formulation statements with nutrition fact labels, and CN labels for reimbursable meal components under USDA child nutrition programs.

Activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Texas and broader southeastern and midwestern regions. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education issuing a line-by-line IFB due June 8, 2026, for approximately 300+ food items spanning meats, poultry, dairy, and vegetables including frozen collard greens, with contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; City Schools of Decatur issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, for the 2026–2027 school year with delivery to ten designated school sites; and Rockwood R-VI School District issuing an electronic bid solicitation due April 29, 2026, for over 900 grocery line items including frozen vegetables. Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-003 on January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026, for a main-line food service distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. All contracts require firm pricing, FOB delivery to school locations, Buy American compliance, and E-Verify authorization; many include provisions for price escalation tied to USDA or CPI benchmarks or allow provisional sourcing elsewhere if increases exceed thresholds of 3–10 percent.