UNSPSC 50606203: Frozen Non GMO costata romanesca squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO costata romanesca squash 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 50606203 Frozen Non GMO costata romanesca squash is a Commodity code that in practice covers frozen specialty vegetables procured by state and local governments for institutional food service — specifically school districts, county social services departments, and state agencies operating feeding programs. The code's nominal focus on a single vegetable variety does not reflect the breadth of actual procurement: the recent opportunities show school districts and counties soliciting dozens or hundreds of food items across proteins, dairy, grains, produce, and supplies under single RFQs or competitive bids. State and local issuing bodies using this code range from county social services (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners) to state procurement offices (State of Georgia) to school districts (Early County Board of Education), with school districts emerging as the most active segment because they operate large-scale National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracting with line-by-line or family-of-products bid structures.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County posted an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026 for delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026; the State of Georgia issued a statewide food, supplies, and kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026; and Early County Board of Education issued an FY27 food bid for 300+ food items supporting school meals programs, due June 8, 2026, with contract performance running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Early County's solicitation emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars, with milk deliveries requiring 33F to 40F temperature maintenance and state documentation of milk fat and bacteria count. All three opportunities require F.O.B. Destination delivery, responsive-and-responsible bidding evaluation, and in the school district case, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, $500,000 general liability insurance, and E-Verify verification for contracts exceeding $25,000.