UNSPSC 50541701: Frozen non GMO apple bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO apple bananas that have 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 50541701 Frozen non-GMO apple bananas, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect school nutrition procurement across a much broader set of products — fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, and food service supplies — rather than frozen apple bananas specifically. One representative solicitation, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), spans over 1,100 line items including frozen products, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meats, with compliance to the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), along with state-level procurement through the State of Georgia and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) requesting over 200 line items spanning multiple apple varieties and other produce, the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery-items solicitation (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year, and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas. All school nutrition contracts require firm pricing for the contract term, delivery in multiple locations on fixed schedules, HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, compliance with Buy American provisions, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence. The code shows no recent solicitations for frozen non-GMO apple bananas as a distinct line item; procurement activity under this code classification reflects mislabeling or vendor tagging inconsistent with the commodity's actual market presence in state and local contracts.