UNSPSC 50543102: Frozen non GMO brown turkey figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO brown turkey figs 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 50543102 Frozen non-GMO brown turkey figs, a Commodity code, describes specialty frozen fruit items that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for this specific product line. The code's narrow focus on a single frozen fruit variety contrasts sharply with actual school nutrition procurement activity, where frozen figs (if sourced at all) appear as one line item within much larger, aggregated grocery or frozen-foods categories. School districts procure frozen fruits as part of comprehensive meal programs serving thousands of students daily under National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements, bundled with proteins, grains, vegetables, dairy, and prepared items. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education across multiple states, with occasional state-level or municipal participation. Districts specify products meeting USDA nutrition standards, whole-grain requirements, low-sodium formulations, and products free of nuts and artificial additives, and they require HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and third-party laboratory testing at vendor expense.

The recent opportunities block shows robust activity in Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut school nutrition procurement, but no specific frozen-figs bids. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing an IFB for over 1,100 grocery-item line items (response due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia seeking fresh produce and related items (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri requesting over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026), and the Douglas County School System in Georgia managing a cooperative-purchasing RFP serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million in annual produce and eggs volume (due March 4, 2026). School districts consistently bundle frozen fruits into broader frozen-foods or grocery-items categories, specify firm pricing for 12-month terms, require prepaid freight to multiple school sites with Monday-through-Friday delivery windows, and mandate $1 million minimum general liability coverage. No recent state or local procurement activity specifically targets frozen non-GMO brown turkey figs as a standalone commodity.