UNSPSC 50545363: Frozen non GMO sunhigh peaches

The variety of non GMO peaches known as non GMO sunhigh 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 50545363 Frozen non-GMO sunhigh peaches, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single frozen-fruit product line, but recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity directly aligned with that narrow scope. The code appears in school district food-service RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of line items across breakfast cereals, frozen and fresh produce, dairy, meats, condiments, and prepared entrees—categories far broader than frozen peaches alone. School districts and their nutrition departments dominate the issuing bodies, including the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) procuring cooperatively across 30 districts. A state-level procurement (State of Georgia, Food Supplies and Other Kitchen Products) also appears in the recent activity, though its full scope is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and one each in Connecticut and Missouri, with activity spanning February through June 2026. The Bridgeport Board of Education solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, IFB for grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program) and the Hancock County Board of Education solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year) are representative. The Douglas County School System cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026) reflects larger-scale multi-district procurement with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 districts. All contracts require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed goods), HACCP plans, food recalls within 24 hours, firm fixed pricing for the contract period (typically July 1 through June 30), delivery Monday through Friday to multiple school sites, and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA nutrition standards. The code shows substantial recent procurement activity in school nutrition, though the mismatch between the frozen-peach commodity name and the broad multi-item solicitations suggests the code may be misapplied or is used as a catch-all family category within school-district nutrition procurement systems.