UNSPSC 50545506: Frozen non GMO giant fuyu persimmons

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO giant fuyu persimmons 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 50545506 Frozen non-GMO giant fuyu persimmons is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line, yet recent state and local contract opportunities show no solicitations specifically requesting frozen persimmons. The code's nominal scope identifies a specialty frozen fruit product, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code are broad-based food procurement efforts spanning staple and commodity items across multiple categories—shelf-stable proteins, grains, fresh produce, dairy, bread, and cleaning supplies—rather than specialty frozen fruits. School districts and county governments dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, and the State of Georgia all posting food procurement RFBs and IFBs in the past six months. These jurisdictions are sourcing for National School Lunch Program and Food Service operations, which focus on commodity and staple items meeting USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, and whole-grain requirements.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Gwinnett County, and the State of Georgia) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with response dates clustered between May and October 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, melons, and specialty fruits for the 2026-27 school year; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026, requesting approximately 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for the National School Lunch Program; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026. The code alignment is weak—these opportunities are tagged under a persimmon-specific commodity code but actually solicit broad food categories. No recent opportunity specifically names frozen persimmons as a line item.