UNSPSC 50605534: Frozen Non GMO serrano peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO serrano 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 50605534 Frozen Non GMO serrano peppers is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of specialty frozen produce items, particularly peppers meeting non-GMO specifications, by state and local education and facility-management agencies. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that frozen peppers appear as line items within broader fresh and frozen produce buys for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and state facility operations. The work spans frozen vegetable procurement for K-12 school districts (breakfast and lunch programs), central warehouse food distribution, and state agency dining or food production facilities. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments of education or operations, with some activity from county school systems and consolidated purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple districts. Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and the State of Georgia itself all posted produce or food supply solicitations in recent months that reference or include frozen vegetable components.

Recent procurement activity is concentrated in Georgia and Missouri, with additional activity in Texas. The Douglas County School System issued a fresh produce RFP under the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two through an RFP posted February 4, 2026 with a due date of March 4, 2026. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line food bids including vegetables and produce items (IFB posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools. The State of Georgia issued a fresh produce IFB (#4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026) for state operations. Dallas Independent School District posted an RFP for various food products including produce categories (due April 2, 2026) for the 2026-2027 school year. Frozen food and grocery items are regularly bundled with fresh produce in school nutrition solicitations; frozen peppers and other specialty vegetables typically appear as part of broader produce line-item awards where vendors submit pricing on a unit basis, with delivery to individual schools and compliance with Buy American, HACCP, food safety, and temperature-maintenance requirements.