UNSPSC 50603904: Frozen Non GMO calabash gourds

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO calabash gourds 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 50603904 Frozen Non GMO calabash gourds (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement records with minimal specificity to the code's nominal scope. The three recent opportunities tagged under this code are generic food purchasing solicitations — shelf-stable staples, kitchen supplies, and school lunch program provisions — that do not reference calabash gourds or frozen specialty produce. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited approximately 1,062 cases of food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services via informal written quote (IWQ 140229) due October 19, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a concurrent food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid in May 2026 with full scope in an attached solicitation document. The issuing bodies are county government, state government, and school districts — a mix typical of commodity food procurement — but the actual goods being bought diverge substantially from the code's frozen specialty-vegetable designation.

The code shows recent activity in Georgia only, spanning Gwinnett County, the state centralized purchasing office, and Early County Board of Education. Early County Schools' FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026) solicited 300+ food items for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, including meats, dairy, produce, grains, and condiments, plus nonFood paper and cleaning supplies, with delivery across three schools Monday through Friday and contract performance July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Award timelines are firm-price for 15 days post-award, with escalation considerations thereafter. The code's tagging appears misaligned with actual procurement scope — calabash gourds are not named in any of the three opportunities, and none signal specialty frozen produce purchasing. The code does not merit pursuit under its nominal definition without clarification of whether state and local offices have begun sourcing frozen specialty gourds through standard commodity channels.