UNSPSC 50604623: Frozen Non GMO tatsoi lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO tatsoi lettuce that has 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 50604623 Frozen Non GMO tatsoi lettuce is a Commodity code. Recent state and local solicitations show little activity specifically targeting frozen non-GMO tatsoi lettuce. Instead, the code appears in broader food-service RFPs and IFBs where school districts, state agencies, and other public bodies procure comprehensive produce and grocery assortments that may incidentally include specialty greens. The actual work being solicited under this code's nominal scope — dedicated procurement of a single frozen leafy-green item — does not surface distinctly in recent state and local contract notices. School districts and state purchasing offices typically consolidate fresh and frozen produce into line-item bids covering dozens or hundreds of items, with individual product lines awarded to the lowest responsive bidder rather than procured in isolation.

Recent opportunities framing the broader produce and grocery landscape include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh-produce RFP (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) covering 72 produce line items; the Douglas County School System's fresh-produce RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spanning approximately 72 items across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by region; the City Schools of Decatur's frozen-foods IFB (due May 15, 2026) for the School Nutrition Program; and the Rockwood R-VI School District's comprehensive grocery-items bid (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items. The geographic concentration of recent activity appears heaviest in Georgia, with secondary activity in Missouri and Texas. These opportunities establish that state and local food-service procurement occurs primarily through school districts and regional cooperatives rather than individual specialty-product solicitations, and vendors pursuing the frozen non-GMO tatsoi lettuce segment would need to compete within much larger commodity food bids rather than through focused category RFPs or IFBs.