UNSPSC 50525411: Non GMO concorde pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO concorde pears. 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 50525411 Non GMO concorde pears is a Commodity code that captures fresh-produce procurement by state and local food-service operations, school districts, and county parks departments. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying fresh fruits and vegetables for school meal programs, regional parks concession operations, and health-care coalition food service. The work includes sourcing produce to specification (variety, size, ripeness stage, packaging format), maintaining cold-chain delivery logistics, complying with food-safety and traceability requirements, and meeting local-sourcing or diversity-preference criteria where applicable. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), county parks and recreation departments (Collier County), health-care entities (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia).

Geographic concentration centers on the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, and a statewide Georgia procurement) and the Midwest (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), with Florida activity (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), Madison Metropolitan's RFB 4163 for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin ($0.20 per pound organic preference, bids due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for 200+ line items of fresh produce including apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty fruits (contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, bids due June 26, 2026), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (contract July 20, 2026–June 30, 2027, proposals due June 22, 2026). School districts routinely apply domestic-sourcing preferences, local-farm sourcing filters, organic pricing adjustments, and diverse-owned business set-asides; Buy American provisions and HACCP-plan requirements are standard. Activity is active and ongoing across the fiscal year.