UNSPSC 50547019: Frozen non GMO lychee

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO lychee 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 50547019 Frozen non-GMO lychee is a Commodity code that currently shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The nine most recent opportunities on file for frozen and fresh produce procurement by school districts, county boards of education, cities, and state agencies are tagged with this code but contain no mention of lychee, frozen or otherwise—fresh and frozen lychee does not appear in any of the detailed line-item scopes, vendor specification documents, or delivery requirements across the Bridgeport Board of Education grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026), Decatur City Schools frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System produce bid (due April 23, 2026), Douglas County School System produce and eggs RFP covering 30 districts (due March 4, 2026), or Douglas County food supply and distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026). The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact; state and local procurement under these notices covers high-volume commodity fruits and vegetables (apples, bananas, berries, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, potatoes, citrus) and eggs for school nutrition programs, with no demonstrated demand for specialty frozen tropical fruits like non-GMO lychee.

The geographic footprint of actual produce procurement activity spans Georgia (Douglas County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County, Early County school systems; State of Georgia), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing bodies, with contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, firm pricing throughout the term, Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content), HACCP plans, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites Monday through Friday. Given the complete absence of lychee in any representative recent opportunity and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement patterns, vendors pursuing frozen non-GMO lychee sales should monitor whether this code continues to see mislabeled opportunities or seek alternative commodity classifications.