UNSPSC 50525857: Non GMO pink delight plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO pink delight 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 50525857 Non GMO pink delight plums is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope names a specific fruit variety, yet all recent opportunities tagged to this code solicit fresh produce broadly — bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, apples, berries, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, and eggs — across multiple product lines serving school nutrition programs. The disconnect between the code name and actual procurement suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging or a mismatch in how the code is being applied by issuing bodies. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with solicitations from 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), and Austin Independent School District (Texas), plus cooperative purchasing vehicles serving 30 districts in Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative and the State of Georgia itself. Georgia is the dominant geographic center, with at least nine school districts and two state-level solicitations; Texas shows secondary activity through McAllen and Austin ISDs; Wisconsin appears once.

Recent opportunities center on school lunch and breakfast program procurement using RFP, RFQ, RFB, and IFB notice types with response dates clustered between late March and late July 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District posted RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with annual contract value of $78,000 for weekly deliveries of 70–90 cases to a single production center; the same district posted RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings) also due July 29, sourcing within 400 miles and Wisconsin, reflecting local-preference requirements increasingly common in school nutrition procurement. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items due June 26, 2026, delivering to three school sites under a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract. The Douglas County School System cooperatively procured fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. Austin ISD (Texas) solicited fresh produce and a la carte beverages under RFP 26RFP034 due March 11, 2026, explicitly prohibiting third-party logistics companies and requiring direct commercial distribution. The pattern reflects strong institutional demand, multi-vendor competition on line-item basis, firm pricing typically fixed for one year, Buy American compliance requirements, HACCP and food-safety documentation, and growing emphasis on local sourcing and sustainability commitments such as the Good Food Purchasing Program.