UNSPSC 50606318: Frozen Non GMO red mar sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO red mar sweet potatoes 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 50606318 Frozen Non GMO red mar sweet potatoes is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within the fresh and frozen produce procurement activity of state and local governments. Recent state and local solicitations show that while this code nominally targets a specific frozen vegetable product, the actual buying activity under related food procurement codes spans broad institutional food service — school lunch and breakfast programs, county senior services, and state food supply contracts. The issuing bodies are diverse: county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), school districts (Early County Board of Education), and state departments (State of Georgia purchasing on behalf of general food supply). Within these categories, school districts and county social-services agencies dominate recent activity, typically buying through line-item IFQ or IFB processes with response windows of two to four weeks and delivery requirements within 72 hours to one week of order placement.

Geographic concentration centers on Georgia, where three recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 (Gwinnett County's October 2026 IFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and fresh food items due October 19, 2026; the State of Georgia's May 2026 IFB for food, supplies, and kitchen products; and Early County Board of Education's June 2026 line-item bid for 300+ food items plus non-food supplies for NSLP and SBSP through June 30, 2027). The Early County and State of Georgia opportunities explicitly emphasize domestic sourcing, USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, and whole-grain or low-sodium formulations; the Gwinnett County quote emphasizes lowest-cost unit pricing and rapid delivery logistics. No other states are represented in the recent opportunity block, and the code itself shows limited signaling of national procurement activity — buyers under this code in other states are not present in the source.