UNSPSC 50543110: Frozen non GMO verdona figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO verdona 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 50543110 Frozen non-GMO Verdona figs, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — specialty frozen fig products — does not align with the actual work being solicited under it. Recent opportunities tagged to this code consist almost entirely of broad-based school nutrition procurements for fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, and comprehensive food service supply contracts, none of which emphasize frozen specialty fruits or Verdona figs specifically. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued a grocery-items solicitation in June 2026 for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services spanning over 1,100 line items across frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, and meats; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) both posted fresh-produce and food-supply bids for the 2026-27 school year in May and June 2026; and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery-item line items in March 2026 — but none of these opportunities explicitly reference Verdona figs or specialty frozen fig products. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across Connecticut, Georgia, and Missouri, supplemented by state procurement offices.

The geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), with a single Connecticut opportunity from Bridgeport. All nine recent opportunities target the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program market, requiring Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP plans, food-safety certifications, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for grocery items with electronic submission through OpenGov (response deadline passed); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026 for fresh produce spanning 200 line items; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative, closed February 4, 2026, covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas; and Rockwood R-VI's April 29, 2026 grocery-items bid due through the NUTRIKIDS system. The code shows no recent demand for frozen non-GMO Verdona figs as a distinct line item and represents a mismatch between the nominal commodity classification and current state-local school nutrition purchasing.