UNSPSC 50545446: Frozen non GMO sensation pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO sensation 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 50545446 Frozen non-GMO sensation pears, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities associated with this code reflect broad school nutrition procurement across frozen foods, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery supply — not the narrow specialty item the code name describes. School districts in Connecticut, Georgia, and Missouri are actively soliciting frozen and fresh produce items as components of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program supply contracts, but none of the recent solicitations specifically name frozen non-GMO sensation pears or target that product category.

The issuing-body mix consists entirely of school districts and their boards of education, including the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through a cooperative vehicle). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items due June 30, 2026; Hancock County's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 items with a June 26, 2026 deadline; and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and a March 4, 2026 proposal deadline. All contracts run on July 1–June 30 school-year cycles with firm pricing throughout the term, delivery to multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and HACCP food safety and whole-grain nutrition standards. The geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and scattered instances in Connecticut and Missouri, but the code shows little evidence of actual procurement activity in the frozen non-GMO pear category itself.