UNSPSC 50602401: Frozen Non GMO lunghi cardoons

The variety of Non GMO cardoons known as Non GMO lunghi cardoons 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 50602401 Frozen Non GMO lunghi cardoons is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single produce item, yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect frozen cardoon procurement. Instead, Gwinnett County, the State of Georgia, and Early County Schools have posted solicitations for broad food-service supplies — shelf-stable pantry items, fresh proteins, dairy, produce, and kitchen consumables — using this code as a catch-all classification within their procurement systems. The actual buying activity spans school lunch programs, senior services meal provision, and institutional food supply contracts rather than specialty frozen vegetables. Issuing bodies include county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state departments (Georgia), and school districts (Early County Board of Education), with school districts showing particular activity around National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance and domestic-sourcing preferences.

Recent opportunities confirm this pattern. Gwinnett County posted an informal written quote (IWQ) in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items — peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables — due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center required by December 7, 2026 and award to the lowest responsive bidder per unit cost. Early County Board of Education released a line-by-line bid in May 2026 for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies to support school meal programs, with bid opening June 8, 2026 and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the district emphasized domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations. The State of Georgia also solicited food, supplies, and other kitchen products in May 2026 with bid due June 22, 2026. Georgia appears as both a state-level buyer and a state housing multiple school-district and county procurements under this code designation.