UNSPSC 50606800: Frozen Non GMO nominant vegetables

Vegetable types that belong to no other class and have no other vegetable commodities related to them 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 50606800 Frozen Non-GMO Nominant Vegetables, a Class code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly seek fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, and comprehensive food service supplies for school nutrition programs — not specifically frozen non-GMO vegetables. State and local governments purchasing under this code area are primarily school districts and state education agencies acquiring fresh and processed produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and related food service items for child nutrition and school breakfast and lunch programs. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Early County Schools, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County), county school systems (Decatur), and state agencies (Georgia). These jurisdictions solicit on annual or multi-year cycles, typically for July-through-June contract periods aligned with school year operations, and commonly require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety plans, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence), and delivery to multiple school sites within defined time windows (often 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).

The code shows recent procurement activity concentrated in Georgia (five of nine opportunities) and Texas and Missouri, with representative solicitations including the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's April 23, 2026 IFB for 72 fresh produce items across 60 school sites (response due April 23, 2026); the Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (response due February 18, 2026); the City Schools of Decatur's May 15, 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with ten designated delivery sites (response due May 15, 2026); and the Dallas Independent School District's April 2, 2026 RFP for various food products including spice and ice cream lots (response due April 2, 2026). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests the code classification is either incorrectly applied at source or does not meaningfully segment food service procurement in state and local practice.