UNSPSC 50605402: Frozen Non GMO pinkeye peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO pinkeye peas 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 50605402 Frozen Non GMO Pinkeye Peas, a Commodity code, encompasses frozen vegetable products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies acquiring frozen vegetables as line items within broader food service procurements—not as standalone specialty items but as components of comprehensive meal-service contracts. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Dallas Independent School District in Texas) and state agencies (State of Georgia), reflecting demand concentrated in K-12 school nutrition programs serving daily meal participation at scale.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 due-date IFB for 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, which lists frozen vegetables among approximately 300 food line items; City Schools of Decatur's May 15, 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items serving ten designated school sites throughout the 2026-2027 school year; Rockwood R-VI School District's April 29, 2026 electronic bid submission deadline for over 900 line items including vegetables and prepared entrees across its child nutrition services for 6,900 daily lunch participants; and Dallas Independent School District's April 2, 2026 RFP for various food products delivered to its Maria Luna Food Service Facilities Warehouse. Frozen vegetables typically compete on a line-item basis within multi-vendor awards, with pricing firm for the contract term (usually July 1 through June 30 annually), delivery requirements to school locations Monday through Friday during specified morning hours, compliance with HACCP and food safety standards, and Buy American provisions. Set-asides and minority business preferences are noted in some solicitations but are not uniformly required across the code's activity.