UNSPSC 50541813: Frozen non GMO warty barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO warty barberries 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 50541813 Frozen non-GMO warty barberries is a Commodity code that covers specialty frozen produce items procured primarily by school districts to support federally funded child nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for frozen warty barberries specifically. Instead, the code's recent activity reflects school nutrition procurement dominated by comprehensive multi-line grocery and produce contracts where frozen specialty items may appear as part of larger commodity baskets. School districts issuing under this family include the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative). These jurisdictions typically solicit for the full school year (July 1 through June 30) with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance at 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items, HACCP plan requirements, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites Monday through Friday.

Recent opportunities show school nutrition solicitations concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative procurement includes the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with National School Lunch Program compliance and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ items across multiple produce categories; and Early County Board of Education's food and non-food products solicitation (due June 8, 2026) requiring 300+ food items plus supplies. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) procures approximately 900 grocery line items for 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants with electronic bid submission through NUTRIKIDS by April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System coordinates RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas, requiring cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing tied to USDA terminal market and Urner Barry reporting. No recent opportunities specifically name frozen warty barberries as a direct line item, indicating the code sees little targeted activity in current state and local school nutrition procurement.