UNSPSC 50604901: Frozen Non GMO bamboo mustard

The variety of Non GMO mustard known as Non GMO bamboo mustard 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 50604901 Frozen Non-GMO bamboo mustard, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but recent opportunities tagged under this code do not solicit frozen bamboo mustard or specialty frozen vegetables by name. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad food-service procurement for school districts and state agencies covering hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, meats, poultry, dairy, grains, frozen grocery items, eggs, and miscellaneous food service supplies. When the code's stated scope diverges sharply from what is actually being bought—as it does here—the mismatch signals either miscategorization in the posting system or that this code is not actively used for representing discrete food products in state and local solicitations.

Recent opportunities posted under this code come from Georgia school districts (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education), the State of Georgia itself, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri. Most are IFBs or RFPs for annual school nutrition contracts running July 2026 through June 2027, with response dates between February and June 2026. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026) names estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 districts; a separate Douglas County RFP for food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026) estimates approximately $9 million annual expenditure. The code shows no recent activity concentrated in a single state—Georgia dominates the recent postings, with one Texas and one Missouri opportunity. Given the code's narrow commodity specification and the breadth of actual solicitation scope, vendors targeting frozen non-GMO bamboo mustard should verify that procurement offices use discrete commodity codes for specialty items before investing in pursuit under this code; the recent record suggests school nutrition and state food procurement may collapse specialty products into broader vegetable or grocery categories for bidding purposes.