UNSPSC 50532502: Dried non GMO brooks cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO brooks 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 50532502 Dried non-GMO Brooks cherries (Commodity tier) does not appear in state and local procurement activity captured in recent solicitation data. The code nominally describes a single specialty produce item, yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code span comprehensive food service procurement across school districts, county governments, state agencies, and municipal bodies — encompassing fresh produce, grocery staples, meal preparation and delivery, and related kitchen supplies, none of which center on dried cherries or dried fruit generally.

The mismatch between code and actual scope suggests either miscoding in the source procurement records or that dried non-GMO Brooks cherries are ancillary line items within much larger multi-commodity food service contracts rather than standalone procurement drivers. School districts (Bridgeport, Pascagoula-Gautier, Hancock County, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), counties (Hillsborough County, Douglas County), and municipalities (City of Dallas) are actively soliciting fresh produce, commercial groceries, and meal services under IFB, RFP, and ITB notices with response dates ranging from April through July 2026, but none of the posted opportunities prominently feature dried fruit procurement. Across Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas, the actual buying pattern is driven by National School Lunch Program compliance, USDA Buy American requirements, nutrition standards, and logistics to school cafeterias and senior meal programs — not specialty dried produce. Without evidence of standalone dried cherry solicitations or a clear pattern of the commodity within broader awards, pursue opportunities only if your firm supplies fresh or dried produce as a secondary line item within a broader school-nutrition or institutional food-service vendor relationship.