UNSPSC 50525858: Non GMO president plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO president 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 50525858 Non GMO president plums (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity. The code nominally designates a specific fruit variety, but state and local school nutrition programs are currently soliciting produce procurements under this code using different commodity language and scope. Recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly address fresh produce supply for child nutrition programs — including bananas, apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, citrus, and eggs — rather than president plums specifically. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, and Florida, supplemented by one state-level procurement (Georgia) and one county-level cooperative vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition programs dominate the buyer profile, with solicitations structured as RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for annual supply contracts tied to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems), with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen and Austin independent school districts) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for weekly deliveries of 70–90 cases during school sessions, and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026. The code's nominal focus on a single fruit variety does not align with the actual procurement activity, which encompasses broad fresh-produce categories under child nutrition program funding — a signal that either the code is misapplied in recent solicitations or that the code itself has limited operational relevance to current state and local buying patterns.