UNSPSC 50606864: Frozen Non GMO water chestnuts

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO water chestnuts 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 50606864 Frozen Non-GMO water chestnuts is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single frozen produce item, but recent state and local solicitations using this code actually procure broad food-service supply contracts spanning produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared items for school nutrition programs and state operations. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state agencies; recent activity shows repeated solicitation by Georgia school systems including Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System, alongside state-level procurement by the State of Georgia and a Missouri school district (Rockwood R-VI). The work encompasses line-item and lot-based competitive bidding for fresh and frozen produce, dairy, proteins, and grocery staples delivered to school sites and central warehouses on firm pricing through one-year terms, typically with renewal options. Vendors must meet HACCP, Buy American, E-Verify, insurance (generally $1 million general liability minimum), and food-recall-response requirements, with many solicitations emphasizing whole-grain compliance, low-sodium formulations, and domestic sourcing. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item or single-vendor basis, though districts reserve discretion to split awards across multiple vendors.

The code sees concentrated recent activity in Georgia, with five of nine recent solicitations issued by Georgia school systems or the state; secondary activity appears in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Texas (Dallas Independent School District). Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 due-date IFB for 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies supporting the National School Lunch Program, the City Schools of Decatur's May 15, 2026 sealed-bid IFB for frozen foods and grocery items across ten school sites with firm pricing for 30 days post-award, the Rockwood R-VI School District's April 29, 2026 electronic-bid solicitation for 900+ grocery line items using the NUTRIKIDS system, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's April 23, 2026 sealed-bid procurement for 72 fresh-produce items across 60 school sites, the Douglas County School System's March 4, 2026 RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined, and Dallas Independent School District's April 2, 2026 RFP for specialized food products including spice and ice cream lots for the 2026–2027 school year. The code shows no recent activity in states outside Georgia, Missouri, and Texas, and the mismatch between the Commodity code's nominal scope (frozen non-GMO water chestnuts only) and the actual scope of recent solicitations (comprehensive food-service supply) signals that state procurement systems are applying the code broadly to institutional food procurement rather than to a single product line.