UNSPSC 50525450: Non GMO summer gold pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO summer gold 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 50525450 Non GMO summer gold pears is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce — specifically single fruit and vegetable items and mixed produce bundles — being procured by state and local education, parks, and health care organizations for food service operations. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through school districts' nutrition departments, county parks and recreation agencies, and health care coalitions seeking to stock school cafeterias, concession facilities, and institutional food programs. The scope encompasses individual fruit and vegetable line items (petite bananas, fresh berries, citrus, stone fruits, root vegetables, and leafy greens) and ready-to-eat processed produce snacks, with emerging emphasis on local sourcing, organic options, traceability documentation by farm of origin, and compliance with food safety and HACCP protocols. Issuing bodies span independent school districts, county boards of education, county parks departments, and regional health care coalitions, often incorporating local-vendor preferences worth 5–15 evaluation points, Buy American provisions in processed goods, and diversity-business set-asides when applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin, with scattered activity in Florida and Illinois. Georgia school districts — Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and Early County Board of Education — represent the largest concentration of recent solicitations, issuing multiple RFBs and RFPs between May and July 2026 for fresh produce contracts running through the 2026-2027 school year. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two bids in July 2026: RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring 400-mile Wisconsin sourcing and USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program compliance (approximately 5,900 servings weekly, due July 29, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, specifying over 200 fresh produce line items with delivery to three school sites (sealed bids due June 26, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park on October 8, 2026 (proposals due March 6, 2025), applying a 10-point local-vendor preference for Collier or Lee County vendors. Marion Health Care Coalition posted a produce proposal opportunity on August 7, 2026, with proposals due August 21, 2026, for the 2026-2027 contract period.