NIGP 38549: Fruits, Frozen, Organic and Non GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)

NIGP 38549 Fruits, Frozen, Organic And Non GMO (Genetically Modified Organism), an Item code, encompasses frozen fruit products sourced as organic or non-GMO for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service. State and local governments procure these items as components of larger food-service contracts, particularly through school districts meeting National School Lunch Program requirements and county social-services departments. The scope encompasses frozen berries, stone fruits, and other processed fruit products delivered on pallets to central warehouses and multiple school or service sites, with pricing evaluated per unit of measure and compliance required with nutritional labeling, whole-grain standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), and health-department inspection documentation.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and Early County Board of Education in Georgia both actively sourcing fresh and frozen produce under multi-year National School Lunch Program contracts. County social-services departments and state agencies supplement this activity — Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners procures shelf-stable food items for senior services, and the State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and kitchen-products RFB in May 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education in June 2026. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with Connecticut represented by Bridgeport. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items, with delivery to three school sites July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) and Early County Board of Education's FY27 food bid (line-by-line RFB with bids due June 8, 2026, encompassing 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies for three schools on a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term). Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of food items (quotes due October 19, 2026) represents a shorter-cycle procurement for immediate senior-services delivery by December 7, 2026.