UNSPSC 50606831: Frozen Non GMO gobo

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO gobo 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 50606831 Frozen Non GMO gobo is a Commodity code that captures specialty frozen produce items sourced without genetic modification. State and local governments procure frozen gobo under this code as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show that gobo appears incidentally within larger frozen-food and grocery procurements rather than as a standalone line item; the code's narrow scope reflects a specialized produce category integrated into comprehensive meal-service buys. School districts represent the dominant issuing body, with procurement driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance and sourcing preferences for whole-grain, low-sodium, and minimally processed items without artificial additives. A handful of state-level food-service procurements also reference frozen produce categories, though the specificity of gobo as a named commodity does not emerge consistently in the available opportunity summaries.

Activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri school districts. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an RFQ for food and non-food products across multiple categories with a June 8, 2026 response deadline; Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) solicited grocery items with responses due April 29, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid fresh and processed produce with an April 23, 2026 deadline; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery with a May 15, 2026 deadline; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) procured fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative with a March 4, 2026 deadline. The State of Georgia itself solicited fresh produce (IFB #4) with a May 27, 2026 due date and food supplies broadly with a June 22, 2026 deadline. Dallas Independent School District (Texas) requested various food products including spice and ice cream lots with an April 2, 2026 deadline. Frozen specialty produce like gobo does not anchor individual procurements but flows into line-item bids where vendors compete on price, quality, and compliance with USDA and state food-safety standards.