UNSPSC 50543300: Frozen non GMO grapefruits

The type of large citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and inner skin and a highly flavored somewhat acid juicy pulp produced by a small roundheaded tree (citrus paradisi) that has 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 50543300 Frozen non-GMO grapefruits is a Class code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code are dominated by multi-category grocery and food service solicitations from school districts and municipal governments seeking to stock school cafeterias and nutrition programs—spanning frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies. While frozen fruit appears as one line item among hundreds in these broad procurements, grapefruit (frozen or otherwise, GMO-status unspecified) is not named in any of the recent opportunities reviewed. The code appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a reflection of current procurement demand.

Issuing bodies soliciting food service contracts are exclusively school districts and municipal governments operating child nutrition programs funded through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, including the City of Bridgeport, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary representation in Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026 (BNB052266); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for over 200 line items due June 26, 2026 (PE67080NONST2027000000013); Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid for over 900 line items due April 29, 2026 (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027); and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 to $5.5 million due March 4, 2026 (PE64810NONST2026000000047). None of these opportunities specifically name frozen non-GMO grapefruit as a required item.