UNSPSC 50532506: Dried non GMO black schmidt cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO black schmidt 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 50532506 Dried non-GMO black Schmidt cherries is a Commodity code representing a single product line within the broader fresh and dried fruit supply chain for state and local institutions. The recent opportunities sourced under this code reveal that state and local governments procure dried fruits as components of larger food service contracts supporting school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply. The code appears most frequently as a line item within multi-hundred-item grocery and fresh-produce solicitations rather than as a standalone procurement vehicle. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county governments, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations driving the majority of activity.

Geographic activity over the past six months spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026) supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, which requires Buy American compliance with at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for 200-plus items (due June 26, 2026) covering multiple produce categories across three school sites. The specific dried-cherry line item does not appear as the primary focus of any posted solicitation; rather, it is nested within institutional food-service contracts where product specifications, nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, sample testing, and Buy American requirements govern procurement. Vendors responding to these broader food contracts must meet labeling, ingredient-disclosure, insurance, and compliance documentation standards established by USDA regulations and state nutrition programs.