UNSPSC 50546221: Frozen non GMO snowpeaks raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO snowpeaks raspberry 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 50546221 Frozen non-GMO snowpeaks raspberry is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific frozen fruit product, but recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity directly aligned with the code's narrow product specification. The recent opportunities that do appear to be tagged with this code focus instead on broad grocery and food service procurement for school nutrition programs, spanning hundreds of line items across vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and frozen prepared foods — far broader than a single frozen raspberry variety. School districts and municipalities are the dominant issuing bodies, soliciting annual contracts to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, with requirements for HACCP plans, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, firm fixed pricing with limited escalation allowances, and delivery to multiple school sites on established Monday-through-Friday schedules.

The geographic spread of recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Missouri, with the earliest and most detailed opportunities coming from school districts in the Douglas County and Savannah-Chatham County systems (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) procuring for the Bridgeport Board of Education. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's BNB052266 (Grocery Items, IFB, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites, the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (Fresh Produce, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 produce line items with three delivery locations, and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (Fresh Produce and Eggs for 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows substantial transactional activity, but the mismatch between its nominal scope (a single frozen fruit SKU) and the actual breadth of school nutrition procurement suggests either consistent miscoding at the source or that this Commodity code functions as a catch-all for school food service contracting.