UNSPSC 50544950: Frozen non GMO summer brite nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO summer brite 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 50544950 Frozen non-GMO summer brite nectarines is a Commodity code that captures frozen specialty fruit products procured by school districts and state agencies to support child nutrition programs, though the recent state and local opportunities show little direct activity specifically tied to frozen nectarines. Instead, the code appears in a broader ecosystem of fresh produce and grocery procurement where school nutrition departments solicit fruit items as line-item components within larger food-service contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly public school districts—Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia and Missouri—alongside a municipal food-service buyer (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut) and the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions are soliciting frozen and fresh produce, along with grocery staples, to meet federal nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with emphasis on Buy American domestic sourcing, whole-grain requirements, low-sodium formulations, HACCP plans, and food-recall accessibility.

The geographic concentration centers on Georgia and Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (response due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items with July 1, 2026 contract start; the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid (response due April 29, 2026) spanning over 900 line items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (response due March 4, 2026) with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One covering 18 districts and $1.1 million for Area Two covering 12 districts. These solicitations uniformly require firm, fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, compliance with federal debarment and E-Verify requirements, and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence. However, frozen nectarines specifically are not named in any of the recent opportunity summaries; the code's recent activity appears tangential to actual procurement patterns centered on bulk fresh produce, eggs, dairy, and broad grocery categories rather than specialty frozen fruit lines.