UNSPSC 50545607: Frozen non GMO red spanish pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO red spanish pineapple that has 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 50545607 Frozen non GMO red spanish pineapple is a Commodity code that describes specialized frozen fruit products, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect its nominal scope—instead, they represent broad-based school nutrition procurement for breakfast, lunch, and snack programs. School districts and city school systems are soliciting hundreds of line items spanning frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, grains, meats, vegetables, and condiments to meet National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA commodity specifications. The actual work being purchased includes compliance with Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, HACCP food safety plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, whole-grain requirements, low-sodium and no-added-sugar formulations, and delivery to multiple school sites on a scheduled Monday-through-Friday basis. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence minimum), E-Verify authorization, debarment certification, and product samples subject to blind testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians. Pricing must remain firm for the contract period (typically July 1 through June 30 of the following year), include all packing and transportation charges with no separate fuel surcharges, and be supported by complete nutritional analyses, product labels, ingredient panels, and health inspection records at bid submission.

The recent solicitations cluster heavily in Georgia school districts and school systems, with additional activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with an electronic IFB due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting bids on fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the City Schools of Decatur issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri soliciting over 900 grocery line items with electronic bid submissions due April 29, 2026; and the Douglas County School System procuring fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million and proposals due March 4, 2026. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with several leveraging cooperative purchasing vehicles to aggregate demand across multiple districts. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia, with multiple school systems and county boards conducting overlapping procurements during the same calendar windows (February through June 2026).