UNSPSC 50547217: Frozen non GMO lugano olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO lugano 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 50547217 Frozen non-GMO Lugano olives is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty frozen produce items, though the recent opportunities show the code sees limited direct activity focused specifically on this product line. State and local school districts, city education departments, and county boards of education are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under broader grocery and frozen-foods categories that encompass this code. The work being solicited spans comprehensive school nutrition procurement — including breakfast and lunch program support under the National School Lunch Program — with specifications for nutrition compliance, whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance typically at $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, comply with E-Verify requirements, provide detailed nutritional labeling and product documentation, and accept pricing on a firm fixed basis with no separate fuel surcharges permitted across contract periods running July 1 through June 30 annually.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with notable solicitations from the City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery items, sealed bids due May 15, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce, bids due June 26, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (bid for fresh produce under Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), Early County Board of Education (line-by-line food bid with approximately 300 food items plus non-food supplies, due June 8, 2026), City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education (grocery items across 1,100 line items, electronic bids due June 30, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (grocery items for 2026-27, electronic bids due April 29, 2026). The Douglas County School System also issued an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend. The code shows robust activity in school nutrition procurement but limited evidence of solicitations explicitly targeting frozen Lugano olives as a standalone line item.