UNSPSC 50546702: Frozen non GMO june bearing strawberries

The variety of non GMO strawberries known as non GMO june bearing strawberries 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 50546702 Frozen non-GMO June bearing strawberries is a Commodity code that frames work state and local governments buy for nutrition programs, institutional food service, and school lunch operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and county departments procuring frozen strawberries and other fresh and frozen produce as line items within larger food-supply contracts that support the National School Lunch Program, school breakfast operations, and senior-services nutrition programs. The code sees activity from school boards, county commissioners' offices, and state purchasing departments; repeat buyers include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (including strawberries) for the 2026-27 school year, due June 26, 2026, sourcing to three school sites with a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid, due June 8, 2026, spanning 300+ food items including fresh and frozen fruits across three schools for the same fiscal year; the City of Bridgeport's bid on grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, due June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items with National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American requirements (51% domestic agricultural ingredients); and Gwinnett County's informal written quote for food items, due October 19, 2026, for the Department of Community Services covering shelf-stable products and fresh items with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. Pricing is firm fixed for contract periods typically running twelve months, with delivery on Monday-through-Friday schedules to school warehouses and individual sites, and all bids require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and food-safety documentation.