UNSPSC 50545838: Frozen non GMO hiromi red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO hiromi red 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 50545838 Frozen non-GMO Hiromi red plums is a Commodity code that maps nominally to a specific frozen fruit product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little activity directly aligned with that narrow scope. The recent opportunities on file instead reflect broad school nutrition procurement across multiple product categories — frozen foods, fresh produce, grocery staples, dairy, meats, and prepared items — rather than a single frozen plum variety. State and local governments buying under this code are predominantly school districts and their nutrition service departments, issuing IFBs and RFPs for annual or multi-year contracts to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System appear across multiple solicitations, indicating repeat school-district procurement activity. School districts typically require vendors to meet USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 in commercial general liability insurance, comply with federal debarment certification and E-Verify requirements, and deliver products meeting nutrition standards including whole-grain specifications and low-sodium formulations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and neighboring states, with solicitations from Hancock County (Sparta, Georgia), Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), Douglas County (Georgia), and Connecticut (Bridgeport), plus Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's solicitation (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting school lunch and breakfast programs with deliveries to a central warehouse and school sites, and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Pricing must remain firm for the contract period (typically July 1 through June 30 of the following year) with transportation and packing included; payment terms range from Net 30 to Net 45 days. The code shows no evidence of narrow commodity specialization in frozen plums specifically, and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests potential catalog alignment issues rather than an active market for this specific frozen fruit product.