UNSPSC 50606103: Frozen Non GMO giant winter spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO giant winter spinach 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 50606103 Frozen Non GMO Giant Winter Spinach (Commodity) covers frozen specialty vegetable products, specifically non-GMO spinach in bulk form, that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The code sees regular activity in school district child nutrition solicitations where frozen spinach serves as a menu staple alongside fresh produce, proteins, and other commodity items. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or alongside this code include school districts and county school systems, with school nutrition departments driving the majority of procurement volume. Recent opportunities bundling frozen spinach and similar frozen vegetables appear within broader food-supply solicitations tagged to produce, grocery items, or general food-service categories rather than to single-commodity codes, which reflects how state and local procurement offices typically structure school nutrition bids—combining dozens or hundreds of line items across produce, frozen goods, proteins, dairy, and supplies in consolidated RFPs and ITBs rather than issuing discrete solicitations for individual product lines.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school systems. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System issued Bid 26-34 on March 22, 2026 (due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items with annual quantities ranging to 21,125 cases; the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items on March 31, 2026 (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, vegetables, breads, dairy, and meats; the City Schools of Decatur, Georgia issued an IFB on April 16, 2026 (due May 15, 2026) for frozen foods and grocery products to ten school sites; and Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP on February 22, 2026 (due April 2, 2026) for various food products including specialty items not covered by main commodity bids. All school district contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with renewal options. No frozen spinach appears as a standalone line item in the available solicitation summaries, indicating the commodity typically competes within larger frozen-vegetable or general-grocery categories and does not generate independent solicitation activity at the state or local level.