UNSPSC 50545853: Frozen non GMO mirabelle plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO mirabelle plum 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 50545853 Frozen non-GMO mirabelle plum is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized frozen fruit products supplied to state and local school nutrition programs, typically as components of broader grocery and frozen-food contracts rather than as standalone line items. State and local education agencies—primarily school districts and county boards of education—procure frozen fruit under this code as part of child nutrition services complying with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content for processed products), and whole-grain and low-sodium requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Vendors supplying under this code must maintain HACCP plans, provide 24/7 food-recall accessibility, carry minimum general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, comply with E-Verify authorization, and deliver to centralized warehouses or individual school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. Blind product testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians at vendor expense determines acceptability on seasoning, color, texture, taste, and specification compliance.

Recent activity shows school districts across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri issuing competitive bids for comprehensive grocery and frozen-food bundles in which frozen fruit items appear as line items within larger procurement scopes. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, spanning frozen products subject to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 line items including frozen fruits effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with electronic bidding through NUTRIKIDS due April 29, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) issued separate RFPs and IFBs for produce and grocery items with contract periods July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. No recent solicitations identified frozen non-GMO mirabelle plum as a discrete, standalone procurement; the code appears as embedded line-item activity within larger school nutrition supply contracts rather than as a principal category of pursuit.