UNSPSC 50545449: Frozen non GMO summer bartlett pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO summer bartlett 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 50545449 Frozen non-GMO summer Bartlett pears is a Commodity code that sits within broader school nutrition procurement, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of frozen pears specifically. Instead, the recent opportunities illustrate that this code's nominal scope diverges significantly from actual buying activity; the posted opportunities target comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce contracts for school nutrition programs, not individual frozen-fruit commodities. School districts and county education boards across the Southeast and Midwest are soliciting multi-hundred-line-item food service bids encompassing produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and supplies rather than stand-alone frozen-pear purchases. The work described in recent IFBs and RFPs requires vendors to meet stringent Buy American thresholds (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP food-safety plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, state E-Verify compliance, and USDA nutrition standards aligned with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and the National School Lunch Program. Issuing bodies include city school districts (Bridgeport, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), county school boards (Hancock County, Early County), consolidated regional school systems, and cooperatives like the GEC Buying Cooperative that aggregate demand across 30 school districts.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and neighboring Southeast states, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, and broader CONUS markets. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026 to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh-produce line items due June 26, 2026; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across both geographic areas; and the Rockwood R-VI School District food bid for over 900 grocery line items due April 29, 2026 across St. Louis County, Missouri. All contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with firm pricing throughout the term, delivery to multiple school sites on a Monday-through-Friday schedule, and payment terms ranging from Net 30 to Net 45 days. The code shows little or no recent activity targeting frozen Bartlett pears as a discrete commodity.