UNSPSC 50525850: Non GMO mariposa plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO mariposa 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 50525850 Non GMO mariposa plums is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not actually involve mariposa plums or specialty plum varieties at all. Instead, the code sees active procurement activity for broad fresh produce categories—bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and prepared produce items—sourced primarily by school districts and their nutrition programs across multiple states. School nutrition departments dominate the issuing bodies, with repeat buyers including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia), which is procuring on behalf of the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts. The work being solicited ranges from single-commodity contracts (petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan, Solicitation 4162, RFB with response due July 29, 2026) to comprehensive annual fresh-produce tenders covering 60–200+ line items of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Many districts now emphasize local and regional sourcing within specified mileage radii—200 miles in Bulloch County, 400 miles in Bartow County and Madison Metropolitan—and virtually all require HACCP plans, Buy American domestic-content compliance (typically 51% for processed goods), and delivery to multiple school sites weekly. Pricing is typically firm for 12 months with prospective redetermination or indexed to USDA market reports; most awards go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, though several solicit RFPs with weighted evaluation criteria including quality, vendor experience, and geographic or diverse-vendor preferences.

Geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bartow County), with secondary activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District). The code shows no relevant recent activity for the specialty plum commodity it nominally names—the mismatch suggests procurement offices apply a generic fresh-produce taxonomy code to all stone fruits and stone-fruit blends rather than maintaining commodity-level precision. A representative recent solicitation is Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for produce and food products (Solicitation PE68910NONST2026000000050), sealed bids due April 29, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., covering comprehensive fresh-fruit and vegetable supply to 13 school sites on an annual fixed-price contract with prospective redetermination. Another is Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (Solicitation PE64810NONST2026000000047), sealed proposals due March 4, 2026, covering approximately 72 fresh-produce and egg line items for 30 participating districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two.