UNSPSC 50542400: Frozen non GMO cherimoyas

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO cherimoyas that has 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 50542400 Frozen non-GMO cherimoyas is a Class code that maps to school nutrition procurement for breakfast and lunch programs, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code show minimal relevance to the code's specific commodity scope. The nine recent state and local solicitations instead cover broad grocery procurement, fresh produce, frozen foods, milk, eggs, and food service distribution — categories that bear only tangential connection to cherimoyas, frozen or otherwise. State and local nutrition buyers, primarily school districts and their service coordinators, are conducting intensive seasonal bidding cycles to stock National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program supplies, but none of the opportunities explicitly reference cherimoyas as a line item. The issuing bodies span multiple school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state procurement (Georgia Department of Education), reflecting the decentralized structure of K-12 food service purchasing across multiple jurisdictions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and neighboring states, with heavy representation from the Georgia school districts listed above, Rockwood School District in Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (RFQ, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB with over 200 line items across apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits including mangos and papayas (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). All school nutrition contracts run July 1 through June 30 on annual cycles, require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. The code's nominal commodity — frozen non-GMO cherimoyas — does not appear in any of the posted specifications, suggesting either minimal demand or a tagging error in the state and local procurement system.