UNSPSC 50547203: Frozen non GMO alphonso olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO alphonso olives 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 50547203 Frozen non-GMO Alphonso olives, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show nine school district and municipal grocery and food-service solicitations—spanning fresh produce, frozen foods, staple grocery items, and full-line food distribution—none of which reference Alphonso olives or specialty olive products as a line item. The code nominally describes a single frozen specialty product, but the issuing bodies and contract scopes in the most-recent opportunities suggest the tag may reflect a data-classification error rather than genuine procurement activity for this commodity.

State and local government activity under this code, as evidenced by recent solicitations, centers on school nutrition programs and municipal food service. Issuing bodies include city and county school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System) and a municipal grocery procurement (City of Bridgeport). These jurisdictions solicit comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce contracts—not frozen Alphonso olives—with annual values ranging from approximately $1.1 million (Hancock County) to $9 million (Douglas County food distribution). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia, with Missouri, Connecticut, and additional Georgia districts represented. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program; Hancock County's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce across over 200 line items; and Douglas County's cooperative RFP issued February 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area. The substantial mismatch between the code's stated commodity (frozen Alphonso olives) and actual procurement scope (broad-based school food service) warrants verification of the coding before pursuing opportunities listed under this UNSPSC designation.