UNSPSC 50542500: Frozen non GMO cherries

The type of fruit from any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers 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 50542500 Frozen non-GMO cherries (Class) covers frozen cherry products that school districts and other state and local food-service purchasers buy for meal programs, though recent competitive solicitations show the code seeing limited standalone activity — schools are buying frozen cherries primarily as line items within broader frozen-food and produce aggregations, not as discrete specialty-produce procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and their purchasing arms, including independent districts (Rockwood R-VI, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System) and city purchasing offices acting on behalf of school nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for Bridgeport Board of Education). Hancock County Board of Education and the State of Georgia also appear in the recent record. These jurisdictions solicit through RFPs, IFBs, and electronic bid portals (OpenGov, Bonfire, LINQ School Solutions, NUTRIKIDS) to supply the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

Georgia dominates the recent-opportunity geography, with Hancock County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County all posting fresh-produce and frozen-food solicitations between February and June 2026; Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Connecticut (Bridgeport) also appear. The representative opportunities show frozen cherries embedded in larger produce and grocery awards — Hancock County Board of Education IFB posted June 10, 2026 (due June 26) covered over 200 fresh and frozen produce line items for the 2026–27 school year; City Schools of Decatur IFB posted April 16, 2026 (due May 15) for frozen foods and grocery items across ten school sites; and Rockwood R-VI posted March 31, 2026 (due April 29) for over 900 grocery-line items. School districts typically require firm pricing for the full contract term (July 1 through June 30), HACCP plans and recall procedures, Buy American domestic-content compliance, whole-grain and low-sodium nutrition standards, delivery to multiple school sites Monday–Friday, and $1,000,000 general liability insurance with the district named as additional insured.