UNSPSC 50545800: Frozen non GMO plums

The type of fruit from any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) with globular to oval smooth-skinned fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds 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 50545800 Frozen non-GMO plums, a Class code, does not see recent activity in state and local procurement that aligns with its specific commodity scope. The ten most recent opportunities tagged to this code solicited grocery items, fresh produce, and food supply distribution services for school nutrition programs and municipal food service across multiple categories spanning hundreds of line items—apples, berries, vegetables, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared foods—rather than frozen plums as a distinct product line. State and local buyers are issuing these solicitations through school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), a municipal purchasing department (City of Bridgeport), and state government (State of Georgia). The jurisdictions span Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri, with Georgia appearing most frequently across recent postings.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations signals that frozen plums, if procured by state and local bodies at all, are not being tracked under this specific UNSPSC classification in current opportunities. Recent RFPs and IFBs from Georgia school districts and Connecticut purchasing offices treat frozen and fresh produce as components of large, multi-category grocery contracts rather than standalone commodity procurements. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 items (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (due March 4, 2026). If frozen plums are sourced by state and local jurisdictions, they are likely embedded in broader food-service contracts under higher-tier UNSPSC families rather than solicited or tracked at the commodity level.