UNSPSC 50547216: Frozen non GMO lucque olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO lucque 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 50547216 Frozen non-GMO Lucque olives is a Commodity code that captures specialty frozen produce items procured by state and local school nutrition programs to support federal child meal programs. The recent opportunities under this code show that state and local agencies are buying frozen and fresh produce, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and specialty items as components of broader school nutrition procurement bundles rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and their central nutrition departments, supported by state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles and municipal purchasing offices. School systems emphasize Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP plan maintenance, food recall accessibility, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole grain requirements, low-sodium formulations, and products free of nuts and artificial additives. All vendors must carry liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), maintain E-Verify authorization where required by state law, comply with federal debarment and suspension verification, provide detailed nutritional labeling and product formulation statements, and accept delivery on standard 48x40 4-way pallets with prepaid freight to multiple school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

The recent opportunities cluster in Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut school districts. Representative examples include the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 (IFB BNB052266); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB SN002-2027); the State of Georgia posting food and kitchen products with bids due June 22, 2026 (IFB PE55645NONST2026000000009); Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting line-by-line food bids for the 2026-27 school year with bids due June 8, 2026 (IFB PE55045NONST2027000000006); the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026 (IFB PE77310NONST2026000000018); and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting grocery items for the 2026-27 school year with electronic bids due April 29, 2026 through the NUTRIKIDS system (IFB CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027). Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative aggregate demand across multiple districts, as seen in the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (bids due March 4, 2026).