UNSPSC 50545404: Frozen non GMO bartlett pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO bartlett pears 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 50545404 Frozen non-GMO Bartlett pears is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local school nutrition procurement. The source contains ten recent opportunities spanning frozen grocery items, fresh produce, and comprehensive food-service distribution for school lunch and breakfast programs across multiple states, but none specifically isolates frozen pears as a distinct line item or solicitation focus. The code's nominal scope—a single frozen fruit variety with a non-GMO specification—does not align with the actual purchasing patterns in the recent-opportunities block, which show school districts and municipalities sourcing broad commodity baskets of seasonal fresh produce, frozen grocery assortments, and prepared foods alongside proteins, grains, dairy, and supplies. When frozen fruit appears in these solicitations (such as berries in Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB or frozen products in Bridgeport's comprehensive grocery bid), it is bundled within larger line-item rosters rather than procured as a discrete SKU.

School districts in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri dominate the recent activity, with the Douglas County School System appearing twice and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, Hancock County Board of Education, and Rockwood R-VI School District each posting major food-service RFPs or IFBs between January and June 2026. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items including berries and apples, the City Schools of Decatur's frozen-foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) covering a comprehensive range of frozen and grocery products for ten school sites, and Rockwood R-VI's grocery-items bid (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across fruits, vegetables, and prepared foods. All require firm pricing including transportation, HACCP plans, Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and delivery to multiple school sites on fixed schedules. The code shows little to no standalone demand; vendors pursuing frozen-fruit opportunities should track comprehensive school-nutrition procurements where individual produce lines are awarded to specialized suppliers rather than isolated commodity solicitations.