UNSPSC 50547025: Frozen non GMO plantains

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO plantain 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 50547025 Frozen non GMO plantains is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code procure specialty frozen produce items to support school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Recent solicitations indicate that while frozen plantains are part of the broader frozen produce and grocery procurement landscape, the code sees limited standalone activity—most frozen-produce demand is bundled within comprehensive grocery and frozen-foods RFPs issued by school districts. The nine recent opportunities across the period February to June 2026 show that school nutrition programs are actively procuring frozen and fresh produce as line items within larger meal-support contracts, but the Commodity code itself does not generate standalone plantain-specific solicitations. School districts, county boards of education, and city school systems are the dominant issuing bodies under related frozen-produce codes, alongside one state-level grocery procurement from Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school districts. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for 60 school sites under IFB Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026; and the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026–2027 school year, due May 15, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested grocery items comprising over 900 line items across multiple categories with electronic submission due April 29, 2026. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) also issued solicitations for fresh produce and food products. Connecticut's City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education, due June 30, 2026, with Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients. Frozen plantains appear as available product variants within these broader school-nutrition procurement frameworks rather than as standalone line items driving independent solicitation activity.