UNSPSC 50542011: Frozen non GMO nectarberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO nectarberries 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 50542011 Frozen non-GMO nectarberries is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual products state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code document school district solicitations for broad grocery and food service categories—fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and supplies spanning hundreds of line items per contract—rather than the specialty item specified in the code name. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the width of actual school nutrition procurement suggests the code is either misconfigured in the source system or applied as a catch-all classification for food service bids that encompass nectarberries as one item among many. The work being solicited is elementary school lunch and breakfast program supply: competitive bidding for annual food service contracts to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across multiple schools per district, with firm fixed pricing, deliveries to school sites on standard schedules, HACCP plan compliance, Buy American domestic content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed items), whole-grain and nutrition-standard adherence, and product sampling or blind tasting for acceptability. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education—Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education. No state departments or municipalities issuing independently appear in the recent set.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Connecticut, with a secondary presence in Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for 72 fresh produce items (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), the Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement of over 900 line items across grocery categories (due April 29, 2026, with electronic submissions via NUTRIKIDS), and the City of Bridgeport's multi-category grocery bid for the Board of Education (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026). Contract terms uniformly run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with options to extend or renew; pricing must remain firm for the contract term or permit only documented market-based adjustments; and awards are made on a lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis, often with flexibility to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis. All solicitations require proof of insurance ($1 million general liability minimum is standard), E-Verify authorization in states requiring it, federal compliance certifications including debarment verification, and HACCP or food safety documentation.