UNSPSC 50532501: Dried non GMO amarelle cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO amarelle cherries that have 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 50532501 Dried non-GMO amarelle cherries is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried fruit products purchased by state and local school nutrition programs, county health and human services facilities, and senior meal service providers. State and local governments buy dried cherries primarily as components in larger grocery and food-supply contracts that support school lunch programs, institutional meal services, and senior nutrition initiatives. The code itself represents a narrow product line within much broader food-procurement activity; the recent solicitations show that amarelle cherries appear as line items within expansive food and grocery RFQs and IFBs rather than as standalone procurement vehicles.

School districts and county boards dominate the issuing-body mix, with the most recent activity concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued a grocery-items bid (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education, subject to 51 percent Buy American domestic agricultural content and National School Lunch Program compliance; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (PE67080NONST2027000000013, IFB, due June 26, 2026); Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested sealed bids for packaged meal boxes (Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026); and the State of Georgia posted a food-supplies bid (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) under a prior contract with historical value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued a senior meal preparation and delivery services contract (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. Dried amarelle cherries remain a niche offering within these broad institutional food contracts; vendors pursuing the code should expect to bid them as components within multi-item grocery or produce RFQs anchored to school nutrition and senior meal programs rather than as discrete product lines.