UNSPSC 50545426: Frozen non GMO keiffer pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO keiffer 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 50545426 Frozen non-GMO Keiffer pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialized frozen fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs. The code sees activity primarily through school district grocery and produce solicitations where frozen and fresh produce appear as line items within larger food-service contracts supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments buy frozen pears alongside broader frozen produce, fresh produce, and grocery-item bundles—rarely as standalone line items but as components of comprehensive food-service agreements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (independent and county-based boards of education) and municipal school systems, with occasional state-level procurement. The Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System represent the mix of repeat solicitors in the recent-opportunities block, all procuring multiple food-service categories under single contracts to support child nutrition operations.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Connecticut, with additional solicitations in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education with 1,100+ line items spanning breakfast, frozen products, vegetables, and fruits, all subject to 51 percent domestic agricultural Buy American requirements and whole-grain / low-sodium nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) encompassing 200+ line items including apples, berries, vegetables, and melons for July 2026–June 2027 delivery; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh-produce annual contract bid (BID2634, due April 23, 2026) soliciting 72 produce items for 60 school sites. Contracts consistently require firm fixed pricing including all packing and transportation, HACCP and food-recall compliance, $1,000,000 minimum general liability insurance, Buy American documentation, and delivery Monday–Friday to central warehouses or individual school sites. No recent opportunities in the block reference frozen Keiffer pears by name; the code appears misaligned with what state and local governments are actually procuring under it.