UNSPSC 50545608: Frozen non GMO smooth cayenne pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO smooth cayenne 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 50545608 Frozen non-GMO smooth cayenne pineapple is a Commodity code that spans school district procurement of frozen fruit products for meal service, particularly as components of broader frozen food and grocery solicitations supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts and school systems—including the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, the City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia—along with municipal school boards such as the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut and the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia. These jurisdictions source frozen produce as line items within comprehensive grocery and food supply contracts that typically span hundreds of line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, and prepared entrees. Products must meet Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole grain and low-sodium specifications, and carry printed nutritional information and CN labels; Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content apply across most solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Connecticut, with representative solicitations including the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items with weekly delivery to central warehouse and school sites, the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ produce items including specialty fruits, the City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026) with delivery to ten school sites, and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with firm fixed pricing excluding fuel surcharges, delivery Monday through Friday between early morning and 2:00 p.m., HACCP plan compliance, 24/7 recall accessibility, and commercial general liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence minimum. Award is commonly made to lowest responsive and responsible bidder with school districts reserving the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.