UNSPSC 50545420: Frozen non GMO glou morceau pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO glou morceau 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 50545420 Frozen non-GMO glou morceau pears, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of specialty frozen fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs operating under federal Child Nutrition Programs. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing frozen and fresh produce as line items within broader grocery and food-service contracts rather than as standalone specialty items. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery procurement (Solicitation BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items including frozen products; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, IFB, due June 26, 2026) specifies over 200 line items across multiple produce categories; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's produce bid (BID2634, due April 23, 2026) covers 72 fresh and processed produce items. All school-district procurements require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, and delivery to multiple school sites. Payment terms typically run Net 30 to Net 45 days, with firm pricing throughout the contract period (typically July 1 to June 30) and no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.

The code shows strong activity in Georgia and Connecticut school systems, with recent opportunities also posted by the State of Georgia (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026). The issuing-body mix consists primarily of school districts and boards of education, with occasional state-level procurement and purchasing cooperatives (the GEC Buying Cooperative sourced produce for 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas under DCSD SN 26-004, RFP, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million combined). Districts are consolidating food procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles and e-procurement portals (OpenGov, Bonfire, NUTRIKIDS) rather than fragmenting into individual product lines, meaning frozen-pear opportunities typically appear as one of many frozen-product or commodity items within large, multi-category grocery or produce contracts. Vendors bidding under this code compete on price, product quality, compliance with federal food-service standards, and logistics capability across distributed school sites.