UNSPSC 50545843: Frozen non GMO joanna red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO joanna 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 50545843 Frozen non-GMO Joanna red plums (Commodity) describes a single produce line item, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no direct solicitations for frozen red plums. The recent opportunities in the block are tagged to this Commodity code but actually solicit for comprehensive grocery bundles, fresh produce assortments, and broad food service supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items—apples, berries, vegetables, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared entrees—rather than a single frozen-fruit SKU. School districts, city school systems, county boards of education, and state procurement offices are the dominant issuing bodies, nearly all executing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracts with firm fixed pricing, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP certification, and delivery to multiple school sites on standard schedules. The scope typically encompasses full-line food service procurement where frozen red plums (if purchased at all) would be one line item among 200 to 1,100 others, subject to nutrition standards, labeling requirements, and blind taste testing.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia school systems and districts—Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution, RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs due February 18 and March 4, 2026, serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34 for Fresh Produce, due April 23, 2026, for 60 school sites), City Schools of Decatur (IFB for Frozen Foods and Grocery, due May 15, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027 for Fresh Produce, due June 26, 2026), and Early County Board of Education (FY27 Food Bid, due June 8, 2026)—with additional recent activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, BNB052266 for Grocery Items, due June 30, 2026, supporting the Board of Education) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, due April 29, 2026, serving 19,000 students with 900+ line items). The code shows little signal as a targeted procurement opportunity for a single frozen-fruit product line.