UNSPSC 50544931: Frozen non GMO may diamond nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO may diamond 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 50544931 Frozen non GMO may diamond nectarines is a Commodity code. The source describes this code's nominal scope as a specific frozen fruit product, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show virtually no alignment with that narrow specification. Instead, the most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities block reveals that solicitations coded to this Commodity encompass broad school nutrition procurement spanning fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, eggs, and comprehensive food service distribution — a categorical mismatch suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or the code's assignment to aggregated food-service RFPs where nectarines are incidental line items among hundreds. The actual buying under this code, as reflected in recent solicitations, centers on school district and municipal food service supply chains serving breakfast and lunch programs under National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed items), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and USDA nutritional standards including whole-grain and low-sodium requirements. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and one city government (Bridgeport) sourcing on behalf of school systems — Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, and City Schools of Decatur all appear in the recent record, with no state-level or county-level non-education buyers represented.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County operating through the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts across two areas) with secondary presence in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI in St. Louis County). Recent representative opportunities include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (GEC Buying Cooperative, fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026), City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (bids due May 15, 2026, with ten designated delivery sites and potential four additional one-year renewal terms), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (over 200 line items, bids due June 26, 2026 at noon), and City of Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation (over 1,100 line items, electronic bids due June 30, 2026, with Buy American documentation and blind testing required). All opportunities specify firm fixed pricing for contract terms ranging twelve to fifteen months, prepaid freight with no separate fuel surcharges, Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms, and minimum general liability insurance of $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate coverage.