UNSPSC 50542517: Frozen non GMO early rivers cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO early rivers 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 50542517 Frozen non-GMO early rivers cherries is a Commodity code that maps broadly to school nutrition procurement, but the recent opportunities block shows little activity directly purchasing frozen cherries. Instead, state and local education agencies are soliciting comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts that include frozen items as part of larger food-service portfolios. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 RFQ for grocery items (BNB052266), due June 30, 2026, spans over 1,100 line items including frozen products alongside cereals, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats; all items must meet Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards and comply with Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients). Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013) and Decatur City Schools' May 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery (PE77310NONST2026000000018) similarly reflect school nutrition departments procuring bundled food categories rather than single commodities. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education, with occasional participation from city purchasing offices acting on behalf of school food services and county cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary solicitations in Missouri and multi-state cooperative arrangements. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued a March 2026 RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046) for food supply and distribution to serve 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million, and a February 2026 RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047) for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated spending of $5.5 million combined. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 line items of grocery and prepared foods for the 2026-27 school year with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. Across all observed solicitations, vendor pricing must remain firm for the contract period, include all packing and transportation to school sites (no separate fuel surcharges), meet HACCP and food safety standards, comply with Buy American provisions, and carry general liability insurance with minimum coverage of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. The code shows no recent standalone procurement of frozen non-GMO early rivers cherries; frozen-cherry opportunities, if present, appear bundled within multi-item school nutrition contracts where commodity-level detail is difficult to isolate from summary documentation.