UNSPSC 50532510: Dried non GMO king cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO king 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 50532510 Dried non-GMO king cherries is a Commodity code that does not reflect active state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities dataset contains no solicitations actually purchasing dried king cherries or other dried fruit products under this code. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code involve broad grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — primarily fresh produce, ambient grocery items, dairy, proteins, and prepared meals rather than specialty dried fruit. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that either the code has been misapplied to these opportunities or dried fruit procurement is not a material state and local purchasing category at present.

School districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipalities are the primary issuing bodies in the dataset, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery procurement supporting the National School Lunch Program; the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for one geographic area; Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce delivery during the 2026–27 school year; and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. None of these solicitations request dried cherries, and no opportunities in the dataset specifically target specialty dried fruit procurement.