UNSPSC 50541902: Frozen non GMO red bearberries

The variety of non GMO bearberries known as non GMO red bearberries 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 50541902 Frozen non-GMO red bearberries is a Commodity code that in practice captures frozen specialty fruit products, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement aligned with this code's specific scope. School districts and municipal purchasing offices are the primary issuing bodies, primarily in support of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program food service operations. When frozen fruit items appear in recent solicitations, they are typically bundled within broader grocery or frozen-foods contracts rather than solicited as discrete line items for specialized varieties such as non-GMO bearberries.

Recent activity under or near this code spans Georgia (Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Decatur City Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), with school districts dominating the issuing-body mix. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery-items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, spanning over 1,100 line items with frozen products as one category; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering berries among 200+ produce line items; and Decatur City Schools' frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) for the 2026–27 school year. All school nutrition procurements require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, firm pricing throughout the contract term, and delivery to multiple school sites. The code shows no standalone procurement volume; frozen bearberries, if purchased at all, appear only as minor line items within larger food-service aggregations, and no recent solicitation highlights non-GMO certification as a procurement driver.