UNSPSC 50545609: Frozen non GMO sugarloaf pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO sugarloaf 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 50545609 Frozen non-GMO sugarloaf pineapple is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a narrow range of specialty frozen fruit products within school nutrition procurement, though recent activity shows minimal solicitation of this specific item and instead concentrates on broader grocery and fresh produce categories that incorporate frozen products as line items within larger food service contracts. State and local governments buying under this code are predominantly school districts and county boards of education supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, with occasional activity from municipal purchasing offices and state procurement bodies. School districts drive the bulk of demand, procuring frozen and fresh produce items as components of comprehensive food service contracts rather than as standalone specialty products. Frozen pineapple, when solicited, appears alongside hundreds of other grocery line items—vegetables, fruits, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared foods—rather than as a standalone procurement, suggesting that vendors pursuing this code typically qualify through broader food service distributor capabilities rather than specialty fruit supply.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Connecticut school districts, with secondary presence in Missouri. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple and berry varieties, melons, citrus, and specialty items across three school delivery sites—a pattern repeated by the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) in March 2026 for 72 fresh produce items with 60 school sites, and by the Douglas County School System (Georgia) through the GEC Buying Cooperative in February 2026 covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Board of Education on June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American requirements and nutritional compliance mandates. Rockwood School District in Missouri (St. Louis County) issued an RFQ in March 2026 for over 900 grocery line items across multiple categories. None of these recent opportunities explicitly isolate frozen non-GMO sugarloaf pineapple as a distinct procurement line; instead, frozen fruit products are embedded within comprehensive multi-hundred-line-item food service solicitations typically issued as IFBs or RFQs with firm pricing, 48-hour delivery capability, HACCP compliance, and Buy American requirements.