UNSPSC 50545862: Frozen non GMO quetsch plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO quetsch 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 50545862 Frozen non GMO quetsch plum is a Commodity code that represents specialty frozen fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs as part of broader grocery and produce supply contracts. Recent solicitations show this code tagged to school district food service procurement, but the actual buying activity reflects large-basket grocery, produce, and meal-support sourcing rather than quetsch plum–specific demand. School districts are soliciting frozen and fresh produce items across hundreds of line items spanning apples, berries, vegetables, meats, dairy, and prepared foods to meet National School Lunch Program requirements and whole-grain or low-sodium nutrition standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards—including the 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, and Douglas County School System—along with state agencies such as the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions typically reserve the right to award contracts to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis and require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and firm pricing throughout the contract period with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items bid (Solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, covering 1,100+ line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term); Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (Solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026, spanning 200+ produce items); the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid (Solicitation CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026, covering 900+ line items for approximately 7,800 daily meal participants); the Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (Solicitation PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One across 18 districts); and the City Schools of Decatur frozen foods and grocery IFB (Solicitation PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026). The code shows active procurement volume but no explicit quetsch plum line items in available solicitation summaries, suggesting the code may not reflect current buying patterns.