UNSPSC 50541706: Frozen non GMO green bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO green 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 50541706 Frozen non GMO green bananas is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The opportunities instead span broad school nutrition procurement—entire grocery catalogs with hundreds of line items covering produce, dairy, meats, prepared foods, and supplies—rather than frozen green bananas specifically. The Bridgeport Board of Education IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats for the National School Lunch Program; the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year (due April 29, 2026); and the Decatur City Schools IFB (due May 15, 2026) requested frozen foods and grocery items meeting whole-grain and low-sodium standards. Early County Schools in Georgia and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System also posted grocery and fresh-produce solicitations. A few opportunities do isolate produce more narrowly—Hancock County Schools requested fresh produce only (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) and the Douglas County School System cooperatively procured fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts via RFP (due March 4, 2026 for areas in Georgia totaling approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending)—but frozen green bananas do not appear as a line item in any of the posted summaries.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and adjacent regions, with the most recent opportunities from Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System (two RFPs), the City Schools of Decatur, and Early County Schools; one major opportunity originates from Connecticut (Bridgeport) and another from Missouri (Rockwood). School nutrition programs and districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with state agriculture and education departments posting broader food-supply solicitations. The code shows no meaningful recent activity specifically targeting frozen non-GMO green bananas; the mismatch between the code name and the actual procurement scope suggests either a data-tagging error or an extremely narrow commodity buried within much larger catalog solicitations.