UNSPSC 50545454: Frozen non GMO taylors red pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO taylors red 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 50545454 Frozen non-GMO Taylor's red pears (Commodity) covers frozen fruit products procured by state and local school districts and county social-service agencies to support meal-service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing frozen fruit as part of broader food-service contracts that span fresh produce, shelf-stable grocery items, dairy, proteins, and associated supplies for school nutrition programs and community services. The code represents a narrow product line within much larger food-procurement vehicles; individual frozen-fruit line items appear as one or two entries among 200–1,100 total food-product SKUs per solicitation.

Recent activity centers on Georgia school districts and county departments of community services. Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, bids due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple and berry varieties, with delivery to three school sites July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 at firm-fixed pricing. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and fresh food items for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026), requiring delivery within 72 hours of order receipt to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. Early County Board of Education issued a line-by-line bid for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (bids due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items plus 60 non-food supplies. Outside Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids on over 1,100 grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (electronic bids due June 30, 2026), subject to Buy American Provision requirements and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Geographic concentration remains strong in Georgia; the code shows no recent activity outside that state and Connecticut in the source block.