UNSPSC 50606607: Frozen Non GMO cheese pumpkin

The variety of Non GMO winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as Non GMO cheese pumpkin 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 50606607 Frozen Non GMO cheese pumpkin is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying frozen vegetable products—specifically frozen specialty vegetables like pumpkin—for use in school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and general operational food supply. The recent solicitations in the dataset, however, show minimal direct activity tagged to this specific commodity code; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting frozen and fresh produce items, dairy products, and comprehensive food service packages under broader Family and Class codes. The issuing bodies pursuing frozen vegetable procurement are primarily school districts, including independent school districts in Texas, county school systems in Georgia, and regional school districts in Missouri and South Carolina. These districts are consolidating food purchases through district-wide contracts and cooperative purchasing arrangements to service daily meal programs across multiple school sites.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Missouri and South Carolina. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting line-by-line bids for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (due June 8, 2026, IFB); the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026-2027 school year with delivery to ten school sites (due May 15, 2026, IFB); the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri soliciting bids for over 900 line items across grocery categories including frozen products (due April 29, 2026, electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS); and the Dallas Independent School District (Texas) posting an RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, including frozen specialty items (due April 2, 2026, RFP). The Douglas County School System in Georgia has also solicited a main-line food service distributor RFP for approximately $9 million in annual food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026, RFP). All contracts run through June 30, 2027, with renewal options, firm pricing, and Buy American compliance requirements. The code itself shows limited direct recent solicitation activity compared to broader frozen and specialty produce categories, suggesting that frozen pumpkin procurement may be a line item within larger multi-category food service bids rather than a standalone solicitation.