UNSPSC 50530000: Dried non GMO fruits

The type of ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible that has been dried for preservation. 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 50530000 Dried non-GMO fruits (Family) covers fresh and processed produce, prepared foods, and consumable grocery items supplied to schools, senior meal programs, and state-supported facilities. State and local governments buying under this code solicit everything from fresh fruit and vegetables for school kitchens to complete meal-preparation services and packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, state health and human services agencies, and municipal procurement departments. School nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunity flow, particularly for commodity procurement under the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition programs.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, with the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) soliciting over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, and fruits under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce across multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026, with a historical value of $1.5 million); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issuing ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026); the State of Georgia requesting food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) soliciting packaged seven-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program (due April 29, 2026). All recent bids require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and insurance coverage naming issuing bodies as additional insured.