UNSPSC 50542708: Frozen non GMO pilgrim cranberries

The variety of non GMO cranberries known as non GMO pilgrim cranberries 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 50542708 Frozen non-GMO Pilgrim cranberries is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of specialty frozen fruit products by state and local school districts serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recent opportunities in this code show that school districts procure frozen cranberries as part of broad-based grocery and frozen-food bids that bundle produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared items into comprehensive annual nutrition contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Decatur City Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Rockwood R-VI School District—along with one state-level procurement by the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions solicit grocery and frozen-food contracts on an annual basis, typically running July 1 through June 30 to align with the school calendar, and they commonly impose Buy American requirements mandating minimum domestic agricultural content, HACCP food-safety plans, firm pricing with limited escalation provisions, and delivery to multiple school sites at vendor expense.

Geographic concentration is evident in Georgia and Connecticut, with recent activity clustered in the Atlanta metro area (Decatur, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham) and coastal Connecticut (Bridgeport), plus Missouri (Rockwood). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases Solicitation BNB052266 for grocery items (IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, and the Douglas County School System Request for Proposal SN 26-004 issued through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows no standout repeat buyers across the opportunities sampled; however, the concentration of Georgia school district procurement suggests that state is a primary market for this category. No opportunities explicitly named frozen non-GMO Pilgrim cranberries as a line item, indicating that this specific product variant is bundled within larger frozen-produce or grocery categories rather than procured as a stand-alone commodity.