UNSPSC 50545447: Frozen non GMO star crimson pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO star crimson 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 50545447 Frozen non-GMO star crimson pears, a Commodity code, encompasses individual specialty produce items that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations tagged under this code, however, show that state and local buyers are actually acquiring broad food baskets — shelf-stable staples, fresh produce assortments, frozen items, dairy, and proteins — rather than single specialty pear varieties. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (frozen star crimson pears) and what jurisdictions are actually buying (bulk mixed-commodity food contracts for schools and counties) suggests this code captures only a narrow slice of institutional food procurement activity, if any, and recent opportunities reflect broader food-item contracts that may be over-tagged with this specific commodity code.

The issuing bodies soliciting under code activity include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state procurement (State of Georgia). Recent opportunities span Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and a state-level posting) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, and Hancock County's sealed IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items for school year 2026–27, due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport's electronic bid for over 1,100 grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program closed June 30, 2026, with Buy American compliance and nutritional standards compliance mandated. The code shows little focused recent activity in the frozen star crimson pear segment itself; most procurement activity under this tag represents bundled food-service contracts rather than specialty frozen fruit line items.