UNSPSC 50545439: Frozen non GMO rocha pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO rocha 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 50545439 Frozen non-GMO rocha pears is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty frozen fruit products sourced for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs operating under federal meal standards. State and local governments procuring under this code are purchasing frozen produce items as components of larger grocery and food-service contracts designed to support the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and related child nutrition services. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, supplemented by municipal departments of education and state purchasing offices. School districts dominate the recent activity, with individual districts and cooperative purchasing consortiums (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative) soliciting frozen and fresh produce as line items within comprehensive food-service RFPs and IFBs.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products, due the same day through OpenGov e-Procurement, subject to Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with responses due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items across multiple produce categories for July 2026–June 2027 delivery to three school sites. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts with an estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; proposals were due March 4, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri posted grocery items with over 900 line items on March 31, 2026, for electronic submission by April 29, 2026, serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. All solicitations require firm pricing for the contract period, HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, and compliance with federal E-Verify and debarment certifications.