UNSPSC 50606414: Frozen Non GMO minibel tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO minibel tomatoes 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 50606414 Frozen Non-GMO Minibel Tomatoes is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single frozen-produce product line, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of frozen minibel tomatoes specifically. Instead, the code appears to be tagged broadly across school nutrition and state food-service procurements that encompass comprehensive grocery and produce categories—meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, frozen foods, fresh produce, eggs, and supplies—rather than discrete frozen-tomato purchases. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities are tagged or an artifact of how procurement offices classify broader food-service line-item bids. State and local issuing bodies using this code include school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and state purchasing offices (Georgia). Contracts are structured as annual or multi-year awards, typically running July 1 through June 30, with line-item or lot-based competitive bidding, firm pricing for the initial contract year, and renewal options.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with one large Texas procurement. Recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One (18 districts) and $1.1 million for Area Two (12 districts), closed March 4, 2026; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program support, due June 8, 2026; and City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for its School Nutrition Program during 2026-2027, due May 15, 2026. The Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services, closed February 18, 2026, sought a main-line food service distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. Vendors must typically carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability insurance, comply with HACCP and food-safety standards, maintain E-Verify authorization, honor Buy American and domestic sourcing preferences, and allow piggybacking by other jurisdictions on identical award terms.