UNSPSC 50606808: Frozen Non GMO bamboo shoots

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO bamboo shoots 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 50606808 Frozen Non-GMO Bamboo Shoots is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single frozen vegetable product; however, recent state and local solicitations show little activity specifically targeting this item. The available opportunities broadly solicit frozen foods, produce, and grocery items for school nutrition and institutional food service programs, but none identifies frozen bamboo shoots as a line item or category. School districts and state agencies are procuring comprehensive frozen and fresh produce assortments, specialty grocery items, and commodity food bundles to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, yet the code's specific commodity does not appear in representative bids from Early County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Dallas Independent School District, or the Douglas County School System.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this broader procurement family are predominantly school districts and state agencies across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. School districts represent the dominant buyer class, with individual districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts) issuing RFPs and IFBs for annual school food service contracts running July through June. Opportunities include sealed competitive bids with response dates in late February through early June 2026, firm pricing requirements for the full contract year, delivery to multiple school sites, compliance with HACCP and Buy American provisions, and awards typically made on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. The code shows minimal recent activity specifically aligned with frozen non-GMO bamboo shoots; procurement activity clusters instead around staple produce categories (apples, bananas, carrots, peppers, leafy greens), fresh eggs, and broad frozen-food assortments.