UNSPSC 50541703: Frozen non GMO burro bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO burro 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 50541703 Frozen non-GMO burro bananas (Commodity) shows limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's narrow product scope. The single representative recent opportunity demonstrates that state and local governments buy frozen specialty produce items as part of broader school meal procurement, but no recent solicitations specifically target burro bananas or other single-SKU frozen produce commodities. The Commodity code's narrow definition—frozen non-GMO burro bananas—does not match the buying patterns evident in current school nutrition RFPs, which treat frozen and fresh produce as line items within comprehensive grocery or fresh produce categories rather than as standalone product specifications. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery bid (BNB052266) spans over 1,100 line items including frozen products, but does not isolate burro bananas by variety or procurement method; similarly, fresh produce bids from Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and the Douglas County School System's cooperative procurement (serving 30 districts) treat produce as category-level items with mixed apple varieties, berries, and root vegetables rather than as individual frozen specialty fruit SKUs.

State and local school districts in Georgia and Missouri dominate recent activity under the broader produce and grocery codes that capture frozen items, with Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and City Schools of Decatur) and Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District issuing the most recent solicitations. The Georgia cooperative procurement through Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 for 30 districts, March 2026 due date) estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for fresh produce and eggs across Area One alone, reflecting substantial scale in school nutrition procurement. Connecticut's City of Bridgeport (June 2026 IFB, due June 30) and Missouri's Rockwood School District (April 2026 electronic bid, due April 29) represent northern procurement activity. The code shows no recent activity indicating routine or repeat demand for frozen burro bananas as a distinct commodity under state or local school nutrition programs; frozen bananas appear, if at all, as minor line items within broader frozen produce or grocery categories subject to line-item bidding and award to multiple vendors based on lowest responsive pricing.