UNSPSC 50525856: Non GMO perdrigon plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO perdrigon plum. 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 50525856 Non GMO perdrigon plum is a Commodity code. School districts nationwide procure fresh produce under this code to support child nutrition programs, but recent state and local opportunities show minimal activity specifically aligned with the code's nominal scope. The single titled opportunity in the block—Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas RFB—targets a different fruit entirely and illustrates a common mismatch: procurement offices tag produce solicitations with produce-family UNSPSC codes without regard to specific commodity classifications. State and local buyers—primarily school districts and school nutrition programs—use produce codes as catch-all categories for institutional food sourcing rather than as precise commodity identifiers. The mix of issuing bodies is heavily skewed toward school districts (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, and Austin Independent School District represent the recent block), with one state-level buyer (State of Georgia) and occasional special-purpose districts.

Geographically, the code shows concentrated recent activity in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Glynn County all posted between February and June 2026), with additional high-volume activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for school year 2026-27 (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items of apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, and citrus for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027); Bulloch County School District's local-produce RFP (posted April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026, targeting 24 items grown within 200 miles); and Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026, covering 72 line items across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million). School districts consistently require HACCP plans, Buy American compliance, traceability documentation, insurance coverage ($500,000–$2 million general liability), and weekly delivery windows. The code itself does not distinguish plum procurement from broader produce sourcing; buyers treat all fresh fruit and vegetable line items as fungible within annual contracts, suggesting that plum-specific opportunities would be pursued through multi-item competitive buys rather than single-commodity RFPs.