UNSPSC 50547006: Frozen non GMO canistel

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO canistel 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 50547006 Frozen non-GMO canistel is a Commodity code with no recent state and local procurement activity matching its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code span school district food service solicitations for broad grocery items, fresh produce, and main-line food distribution — none of which specifically target frozen canistel or identify canistel as a line item. The code appears to have been applied to general food-service RFPs and IFBs that encompass hundreds of line items across multiple produce and grocery categories, but canistel itself does not surface in the itemized lists or scope descriptions from any of the posted solicitations.

The mismatch between the code's specific commodity definition and the actual procurement activity suggests either tagging error in the state and local sourcing systems or incidental inclusion within larger food-service aggregations. School districts and school systems dominating the recent-opportunities block — the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System, all in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri — are bidding fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, and food distribution services tied to the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. These are substantial multi-year contracts with firm pricing, HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content, and delivery to school sites or central warehouses. Without evidence of demand for frozen canistel specifically in recent state and local solicitations, pursuit of this code should be deferred pending clearer market signal.