UNSPSC 50605516: Frozen Non GMO cascabel peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO cascabel peppers 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 50605516 Frozen Non GMO cascabel peppers is a Commodity code covering specialty frozen peppers for institutional food service. Recent state and local solicitations do not specifically name frozen cascabel peppers as a line-item procurement; the code appears in the taxonomy but does not correspond to discrete recent opportunities. The broader context of posting activity shows school districts and state agencies procuring comprehensive frozen and fresh produce portfolios for child nutrition programs, with frozen items embedded in larger multi-category food bids rather than as standalone pepper SKUs. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited approximately 300+ food items including vegetables for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs with a June 8, 2026 response date; City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with May 15, 2026 sealed-bid submission; and the State of Georgia posted IFB #4 2027-2026 for fresh produce by May 27, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) sought over 900 grocery line items with April 29, 2026 electronic deadline, and Dallas Independent School District (Texas) issued an RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, due April 2, 2026.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state procurement offices. Georgia districts and the State of Georgia account for the majority of recent posts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System), with secondary activity from Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Texas (Dallas ISD). Geographic concentration in Georgia reflects cooperative purchasing and GEC Buying Cooperative activity serving multi-district produce consortia; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 covers 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two through June 30, 2027. Cascabel peppers as a frozen specialty item do not surface in the representative recent solicitations—the code shows little market activity at the commodity level in current state and local procurement, suggesting either low volume demand, aggregation under broader produce or vegetable categories, or sourcing through commodity distributors rather than direct specialty pepper procurement.