UNSPSC 50606707: Frozen Non GMO lesser yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO lesser yams 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 50606707 Frozen Non GMO Lesser Yams is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect frozen yams specifically. Instead, the solicitations tagged with this code predominantly address comprehensive fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, and full-scale food service distribution for school nutrition programs and state operations. School districts and state agencies are using this code to solicit bids for frozen and fresh produce categories as part of broader meal-service procurement, typically including dozens to hundreds of line items spanning vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food kitchen supplies. The work involves vendor selection for annual supply contracts with stringent HACCP compliance, food safety certification, Buy American compliance, and often line-item-based award structures that allow districts to split orders among multiple suppliers based on lowest responsive pricing.

Issuing bodies include state departments (State of Georgia fresh-produce and food-supplies procurement), county school systems (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur), independent school districts (Dallas ISD, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), and special food-service cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia—with seven of nine opportunities posted by Georgia entities—and includes one solicitation from Missouri and one from Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (RFP, due February 18, 2026, estimated annual value approximately $9 million for 32,000 meals daily across 25,500 students), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh-produce bid covering 72 items with annual quantities ranging to 21,125 cases for Fuji apples (IFB, due April 23, 2026), Dallas ISD's Request for Proposal for various food products excluding main commodities (RFP, due April 2, 2026), and the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with ten delivery sites (IFB, due May 15, 2026). Contract periods typically run one school or fiscal year with renewal options, pricing must remain firm for the initial term, and delivery windows are restricted to school hours or business hours with temperature and stock-rotation requirements for perishables.