UNSPSC 50545309: Frozen non GMO classic peaches

The variety of non GMO peaches known as non GMO classic peaches 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 50545309 Frozen non-GMO classic peaches, a Commodity code, represents a narrow produce item within school nutrition procurement that state and local governments buy as part of comprehensive frozen and fresh produce contracts supporting child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that frozen peaches are procured alongside hundreds of other frozen and fresh produce line items — not as standalone contracts — bundled into large multi-category grocery and produce bids that school districts and boards of education issue annually to supply National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and boards of education across multiple states, issuing IFBs and RFPs with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules. Bid pricing typically includes all packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges, payment is Net 30 to Net 45 days, and contract terms run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia (Douglas County School System's multi-district cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs estimated at $5.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for 200+ line items; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid for 72 items; City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB; Early County Board of Education's food and non-food products IFB), with additional activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid for the Board of Education covering 1,100+ line items, due June 30, 2026) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid for 900+ line items, due April 29, 2026). Frozen peaches do not appear as a line-item focus in any individual solicitation summary; the code's narrow specificity does not map to the bundled, multi-category purchasing patterns state and local procurement offices actually use. Vendors pursuing this code must qualify for school nutrition supply contracts at scale, not for peaches alone.