UNSPSC 50532511: Dried non GMO chapman cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO chapman 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 50532511 Dried non-GMO Chapman cherries, a Commodity code, does not see active recent solicitation activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialty dried fruit—does not align with the actual work state and local governments are buying under the associated code tag. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show solicitation for broad-based school nutrition groceries, fresh produce, senior meal services, and food service distribution contracts, none of which feature dried Chapman cherries as a line item or specification.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the tagging of opportunities to this code or minimal recent demand for this particular commodity. School districts, county education systems, and municipal nutrition programs are actively procuring fresh produce, packaged grocery items, bulk meal delivery, and food distribution services across Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs posted between January and June 2026—but dried specialty cherries do not appear in the itemized specifications of any of these solicitations. A firm evaluating pursuit under this code should verify with issuing bodies whether dried fruit specifications exist outside the posted bid documents or consider whether repositioning to broader grocery or fresh-produce family codes better reflects current state and local demand.