UNSPSC 50545435: Frozen non GMO passe crasanne pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO passe crasanne 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 50545435 Frozen non-GMO Passe Crasanne pears (Commodity) describes a narrowly defined frozen produce product, but recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity targeting frozen pears specifically. Instead, state and local governments are procuring broad food-service packages encompassing produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and supplies — typically through school nutrition programs, senior services departments, and food-service operations that use aggregated commodity codes rather than single-product classifications. The work being solicited includes shelf-stable and frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, meats, poultry, seafood, grains, condiments, and cleaning supplies, often bundled in line-item RFQ or IFB notices with unit-price evaluation and lowest-responsive-bidder award. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, city school districts, county senior-services departments, and state procurement offices. The mix skews heavily toward school-district nutrition programs operating under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple, berry, root vegetable, and specialty fruit varieties for the 2026-27 school year, bids due June 26, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) sought informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items — peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, and canned vegetables — for the Department of Community Services through October 19, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued a competitive bid for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with electronic submissions due June 30, 2026 and delivery July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited line-by-line bids for approximately 300 food items plus 60 non-food and paper supplies across meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, produce, grains, and condiments, with bids due June 8, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a general food-supplies bid with full scope details in an attached document, due June 22, 2026.