UNSPSC 50545407: Frozen non GMO beurre pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO beurre 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 50545407 Frozen non-GMO beurre pears, a Commodity code, sees little recent activity aligned with its narrow product scope. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts procuring food for child nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities block shows these districts buying broad grocery categories—frozen foods, fresh produce, meats, dairy, and prepared items—rather than specifically targeting frozen pears or other single-product lines. The work involves supplying items that meet USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions (51% domestic content for processed products), HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to designated school sites on firm fixed pricing with no separate fuel surcharges. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes (from Early County Board of Education with approximately 300 food line items to Rockwood R-VI School District serving nearly 19,000 students) and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, which aggregates demand across multiple districts. The geographic spread is concentrated in Georgia and Missouri, with recent activity also in Connecticut and other states, though the source does not identify solicitations specifically naming frozen non-GMO pears as a line item.

Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posting BNB052266), Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items, and the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area. The code shows no recent opportunities explicitly requesting frozen non-GMO beurre pears as a distinct commodity; the posted solicitations tag broad grocery and produce categories without naming specific pear varieties. This mismatch suggests the code may be underutilized in current state and local school nutrition procurement, or vendors should expect frozen pears to be embedded within larger produce or frozen-foods line-item bids rather than solicited as standalone commodity purchases.