UNSPSC 50542507: Frozen non GMO black tartarian cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO black tartarian cherries 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 50542507 Frozen non-GMO black tartarian cherries is a Commodity code that covers specialized frozen fruit procurement by state and local governments, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct solicitation for this specific product. Instead, the code appears tagged on broader food-service contracts where frozen or fresh produce is one line item among hundreds in larger food-supply programs. School districts and county agencies are the primary buyers, soliciting produce through the National School Lunch Program and related nutrition services, but the recent opportunities block shows no dedicated bids for frozen black tartarian cherries specifically. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education), Hancock County Board of Education, the State of Georgia, and Early County Board of Education all posted food-procurement opportunities between May and October 2026, but these are commodity-level food packages spanning shelf-stable items, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and non-food supplies rather than single-variety frozen-fruit buys.

The geographic activity centers on Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County) and county nutrition programs (Gwinnett County) alongside Connecticut's Bridgeport school system and a statewide Georgia solicitation. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 due date covering 200+ line items of fresh fruit and vegetables; Early County Board of Education issued a line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026 spanning 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for the National School Lunch Program. Gwinnett County posted an informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, and the City of Bridgeport sought electronic bids on over 1,100 grocery-line items due June 30, 2026 under Buy American requirements. The State of Georgia posted a broader food-and-kitchen-supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026. None of these opportunities explicitly identified frozen black tartarian cherries as a line item; vendors pursuing this code should verify whether target jurisdictions source specialty frozen fruit as part of their consolidated produce contracts or through separate specialty-food channels.