UNSPSC 50604112: Frozen Non GMO lemon grass

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO lemon grass 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 50604112 Frozen Non GMO lemon grass is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect demand for frozen lemongrass specifically; instead, recent solicitations tag broader food-service procurement under the code and purchase comprehensive ranges of frozen and fresh foods, produce, eggs, spices, and grocery items to support school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and educational agencies—Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Henry County Schools, and Dallas Independent School District—along with state-level food procurement (Georgia). These jurisdictions are consolidating food purchases through line-by-line or lot-based competitive bids, often using cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative to aggregate demand across 12 to 30 districts and achieve volume pricing and operational efficiency for weekly or multiple-delivery-per-week food service.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Douglas County School System issued two major RFPs in January and February 2026 for fresh produce, eggs, and main-line food supply and distribution, serving an estimated 25,500 to 32,000 students daily across 30 districts with combined annual spending near $13 million; responses were due February 18 and March 4, 2026. Early County Board of Education and City Schools of Decatur posted concurrent IFBs in April and May 2026 for frozen foods and comprehensive grocery and food-service products, with responses due May 15 and June 8, 2026. Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP on February 22, 2026, for specialty food items not available through main commercial bids, due April 2, 2026, with contract period May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027. All solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American preferences, HACCP plans, cold-chain logistics, and integration with district electronic procurement platforms; none name set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, and all allow multiple vendor awards on a line-item or category basis. The code itself shows little purchasing signal for frozen lemongrass as a line item; activity reflects institutional food-service procurement at scale rather than specialty frozen produce demand.