UNSPSC 50525820: Non GMO catalina plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO catalina 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 50525820 Non GMO catalina plums (Commodity) is a narrow fresh-fruit procurement code that sees minimal recent state and local activity—the block contains no solicitations actually requesting catalina plums or non-GMO stone fruits. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broader fresh-produce buys for school nutrition programs, spanning apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, melons, and eggs across multiple produce categories. The code appears to be a catch-all miscategorization by posting jurisdictions or sourcing systems; state and local procurement officers tag school food service RFPs and IFBs to this commodity code despite the actual scope covering dozens of produce lines unrelated to catalina plums. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and school nutrition programs—Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia operating through the GEC Buying Cooperative)—with heavy concentration in Georgia and secondary activity in Texas and Wisconsin.

Recent solicitations target school-year 2026–2027 fresh-produce supply for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation, with notice types including RFB, RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time), with estimated annual contract value of $78,000; Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.); Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering approximately 72 produce line items with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026); and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026). Vendors responding to these codes should expect strict Buy American compliance requirements, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million general liability depending on contract size, compliance with affirmative action or diverse-vendor documentation where triggered by contract value, weekly or multi-weekly delivery schedules to school locations, and firm fixed pricing for annual or multi-year terms with prospective redetermination tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index baselines.