UNSPSC 50543203: Frozen non GMO langley gage gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO langley gage gooseberries 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 50543203 Frozen non-GMO Langley Gage gooseberries is a Commodity code that nominally names a single frozen fruit product, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not focus on gooseberries specifically. Instead, recent solicitations tag broad food and food-service supply contracts—including shelf-stable groceries, fresh produce, dairy, meats, and kitchen supplies—under this or related produce and food commodity codes. The work being solicited spans food procurement for school nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, senior-services meal programs, and board-of-education food operations. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County, Early County in Georgia), city school boards (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county social-services departments (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services in Georgia), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). The typical structure involves line-item bids for food and related products with firm fixed pricing, delivery to central warehouses and school sites, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP documentation, and E-Verify authorization.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' June 2026 informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items—peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables—due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 invitation for bids (IFB) on over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, dairy, and meats for the Bridgeport Board of Education, due June 30, 2026, through the City's OpenGov e-Procurement Portal; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 sealed-bid invitation for over 200 line items of fresh produce—apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty fruits—for the 2026–27 school year, due June 26, 2026; and Early County Board of Education's June 2026 line-by-line bid for approximately 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for school meal programs, due June 8, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid in May 2026 with a June 22, 2026 due date. School districts and county social-services departments are repeat buyers under related food commodity codes.