UNSPSC 50545876: Frozen non GMO st catherine plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO st catherine plum that has 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 50545876 Frozen non GMO St. Catherine plum is a Commodity code that nominally targets a single frozen fruit product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevant recent solicitation. The recent opportunities tagged to this code describe comprehensive school nutrition and food service procurement spanning hundreds of line items — fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, eggs, meats, dairy, grains, and supplies — none of which specifically reference the frozen plum product the code nominates. School districts, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing offices issue these solicitations to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, with strict compliance requirements including USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety plans, whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, and mandatory blind testing or third-party inspection prior to award. Vendors must maintain general liability and products liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, carry current state health inspections and USDA compliance certifications, and accept delivery schedules of Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to central warehouses or individual school sites on standard pallets with freight prepaid and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

The geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Decatur City Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Schools have all posted produce, grocery, and food service RFPs and IFBs since January 2026, with response dates clustered between February and June 2026. Additional activity appears in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items and multiple apple and vegetable varieties, and City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026) spanning ten school sites. The Douglas County School System cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (PE64810NONST2026000000047) serves 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. The code itself shows no active, standalone frozen plum solicitations; vendors pursuing frozen fruit sales to state and local education buyers would benefit from tracking broader school nutrition RFPs and IFBs where frozen items compete alongside fresh produce and other commodities within line-item award structures.