UNSPSC 50546703: Frozen non GMO ever bearing strawberries

The variety of non GMO strawberries known as non GMO ever 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 50546703 Frozen non-GMO ever-bearing strawberries is a Commodity code that covers fresh and processed berry products purchased by state and local education and social-services agencies. The recent solicitations filed under this code, however, show minimal direct procurement of frozen strawberries specifically; instead, the code appears misaligned with actual purchasing activity. State and local governments soliciting under related food-procurement codes are buying comprehensive fresh produce portfolios, shelf-stable groceries for nutrition programs, and mixed fresh and frozen items for school meal service, with strawberries and berries as line items within much larger scopes rather than standalone commodity contracts. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), city school systems (Bridgeport Board of Education), county departments of health and human services (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding and Buy American domestic-sourcing requirements.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and State of Georgia procurement) and Connecticut (Bridgeport), with the largest documented opportunity being Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce RFQ (Solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013), due June 26, 2026, which itemized over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple strawberry and berry varieties for the 2026–27 school year. A second significant opportunity was the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items RFQ (BNB052266), due June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American requirements, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and laboratory blind-testing of samples at vendor expense. Gwinnett County's informal written-quote request for shelf-stable food (PE77023NONST2027000000782), due October 19, 2026, covered approximately 1,062 cases across 35 line items but did not list frozen berries among specified products. The code shows little recent activity tied specifically to frozen strawberry procurement; opportunities tagged under it appear to reflect broader food-category misclassification rather than commodity-level demand.