UNSPSC 50606859: Frozen Non GMO tepeguaje

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO tepeguaje 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 50606859 Frozen Non GMO Tepeguaje is a Commodity code that maps to school meal procurement activity, though the recent solicitations tagged under it do not target this specific product line. Instead, state and local agencies are soliciting comprehensive food service contracts spanning fresh produce, frozen groceries, dairy, proteins, and ancillary food service supplies for school nutrition programs and institutional feeding operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school systems—including Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District—along with state agencies such as the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions solicit across the full range of school lunch and breakfast program needs, including fresh and frozen produce, meats, poultry, seafood, grains, dairy products (including fluid milk with specific temperature and composition requirements), condiments, and non-food supplies such as disposables and janitorial equipment. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options spanning one to four additional years, and vendors must meet HACCP plan requirements, Buy American compliance, general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000, E-Verify authorization, and food recall procedures.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with additional recent solicitations from Texas. Georgia leads with multiple school districts (Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and the state itself) plus a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two regions with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending). Recent representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid covering 300+ items across three schools with firm pricing and six-month escalation provisions (due June 8, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items solicitation for over 900 line items serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily (due April 29, 2026), and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids with a contract period from May 29, 2026, through May 28, 2027 (due April 2, 2026). The code shows little or no recent activity explicitly for frozen non-GMO tepeguaje as a distinct line item; vendors entering this space should expect broad-based school nutrition RFPs and IFBs rather than specialty product awards.