UNSPSC 50604503: Frozen Non GMO green lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO green lentils 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 50604503 Frozen Non GMO green lentils is a Commodity code that sits within a broader tier of food procurement but shows limited direct match to recent state and local opportunities. The source records document school district and state agency procurement of fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, dairy, eggs, and prepared food products for school nutrition programs and general institutional food service — but only one opportunity in the dataset (the Rockwood School District grocery bid) encompasses over 900 line items across snacks, vegetables, grains, dairy, and prepared entrees with any reasonable likelihood of including frozen non-GMO lentils as a line item. The remaining opportunities target fresh produce, frozen foods broadly, eggs, spice and ice cream lots, and food distribution services, none of which explicitly name legumes or lentils as a core procurement category. The code itself describes a specific commodity — frozen non-GMO green lentils — yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code designation shows school districts and state agencies buying comprehensive food-service baskets rather than single-ingredient commodities at the detailed level the code implies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with Georgia school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System) posting the heaviest volume of food-service RFPs and IFBs between January and June 2026; Dallas Independent School District (Texas) and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) round out the sample. Issuing bodies consist exclusively of school districts and state agencies buying for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Representative recent opportunities include the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery-items IFB (due April 29, 2026) requesting over 900 line items including vegetables, fruits, grains, and prepared products; the City Schools of Decatur frozen-foods-and-grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) for school nutrition; and the Douglas County School System fresh-produce RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million depending on geographic area across 30 school districts). None of the recent opportunities explicitly emphasizes frozen legumes or non-GMO lentils as a standalone procurement line, suggesting the code either sees minimal direct activity or is overtagged by procurement offices categorizing broad food baskets at a higher commodity tier than this code's specificity warrants.