UNSPSC 50545820: Frozen non GMO catalina plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO catalina plums 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 50545820 Frozen non-GMO Catalina plums, a Commodity code, shows little recent activity aligned with its specific scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code solicited school nutrition program groceries, fresh produce, frozen foods, and food-supply distribution services — broad commodity purchases that substantially diverge from procurement of a single frozen-fruit SKU. School districts and county boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies in the recent record, driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding and Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, with HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, and nutritional-compliance mandates). The procurement activities span frozen and fresh categories together, with fresh produce predominating in recent RFPs and IFBs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts and one Connecticut municipality. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with 200+ line items, response due June 26, 2026, emphasizing multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and root vegetables. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) issued an IFB for grocery items spanning 1,100+ line items, including frozen products and fresh produce, with bids due June 30, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) procured fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas through a GEC cooperative RFP with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined, with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid 72 fresh-produce items with response due April 23, 2026. School district procurement under frozen-fruit or frozen-produce categories generally appears driven by annual school-year contract cycles (July start dates), firm pricing with limited escalation mechanisms (3–10 percent thresholds), delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday, and compliance with federal child nutrition regulations. No opportunities in the block explicitly named frozen Catalina plums or equivalent specialty frozen-stone-fruit items.