UNSPSC 50525800: Non GMO plums

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO plums. 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 50525800 Non GMO plums is a Class code that nominally addresses a single commodity, yet the recent state and local opportunities sourced under this code show limited alignment with the code's stated scope. The recent solicitations captured under this code—including petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, fresh produce across multiple varieties, and eggs—span a broad institutional food-service market rather than non-GMO plums specifically. State and local school nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System through the GEC Buying Cooperative. These are school districts of varying sizes purchasing fresh produce to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs serving elementary through high school students.

The recent opportunities reveal that school nutrition programs are acquiring fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 of the following fiscal year. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two). Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, with additional solicitations from Texas and Wisconsin school districts. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (non-GMO plums) and the actual buying activity (institutional fresh-produce distribution across dozens of commodity types) suggests either miscoding in the state and local sourcing systems or that this Class code functions as a catch-all classification for school nutrition fresh-produce procurement. The code shows no recent activity directly tied to non-GMO plum procurement.