UNSPSC 50543307: Frozen non GMO ruby red grapefruit

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO ruby red grapefruit 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 50543307 Frozen non-GMO ruby red grapefruit is a Commodity code that currently shows minimal relevant recent procurement activity under its nominal scope. State and local governments purchasing groceries for school nutrition programs do procure frozen produce items as part of broad food-service contracts, but the recent opportunities block contains no direct solicitations specifically for frozen ruby red grapefruit or grapefruit products by name. The largest school nutrition food procurements documented—including Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Schools fresh produce procurement (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education's food bid (due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid (due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System's cooperative buying RFP (due March 4, 2026)—list citrus fruits and frozen products generically but do not isolate grapefruit as a line item or specify non-GMO sourcing requirements at the individual commodity level.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, Decatur, Early County) and includes Connecticut (Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with state-level procurement also present (Georgia, May 2026). The code's nominal product appears to fall within the broader frozen-produce and grocery categories that state and local buyers source through volume food-service distributors and produce vendors under annual school lunch program contracts, but the lack of direct line-item solicitations for this specific commodity suggests either low standalone demand or procurement bundled into multi-item frozen-produce or general grocery line items rather than isolated by variety. Business developers should treat this code as low-activity under its stated scope and verify actual purchasing patterns through school district nutrition services directly or by monitoring broader frozen-produce and grocery RFPs.