UNSPSC 50543108: Frozen non GMO mission figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO mission 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 50543108 Frozen non-GMO mission figs is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect procurement of mission figs specifically. Instead, the code appears in solicitations for broad school nutrition procurement spanning grocery staples, frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared items that serve the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across multiple school districts and one state education procurement. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity suggests this code is being used as a catch-all tag for diverse food-service categories rather than for a narrowly defined product line.

School districts represent the primary issuing bodies under this code, including the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia); the State of Georgia also issued one food-supplies solicitation in May 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and scattered across Connecticut, Missouri, and state-level procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (response due June 30, 2026) requiring Buy American compliance and nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with 51 percent domestic content requirements (response due June 26, 2026); Early County Board of Education line-by-line bid for approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food supplies (response due June 8, 2026); and Rockwood School District RFQ for over 900 grocery line items using the NUTRIKIDS electronic system (response due April 29, 2026). All school nutrition contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with firm pricing throughout the term, no fuel surcharges permitted, Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, product recall accessibility, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites Monday through Friday.