UNSPSC 50544908: Frozen non GMO august pearl nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO august pearl nectarines 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 50544908 Frozen non GMO august pearl nectarines, a Commodity code, does not map to significant recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains ten recent solicitations across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri school districts and a state agency — all tagged to this code — yet nine of them explicitly solicit broad grocery, frozen foods, fresh produce, or food-service distribution with no specificity to nectarines, frozen or otherwise. The one solicitation that nominally matches the code scope (Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meats under the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards. The Douglas County School System's food-distribution RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) sought a primary distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools and the central office with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million, including main entrees, grains, fruits, vegetables, and staples. The mismatch between the code's narrow product definition and the actual scope of work being solicited suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or that frozen nectarines are one among thousands of line items in these broad food-service contracts.

State and local school nutrition procurement under this code occurs primarily in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), with secondary activity in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) and statewide procurement (State of Georgia). School districts dominate as issuing bodies, with contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, typically via IFB or RFP with sealed-bid submission through e-procurement portals (Bonfire, OpenGov, NUTRIKIDS). All solicitations require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday between early morning and early afternoon. No budget allocations, incumbent vendors, or set-aside designations are disclosed. The code shows no market concentration — purchasing is fragmented across independent school districts and cooperative buying vehicles rather than dominated by a single issuer or category of buyer.