UNSPSC 50532518: Dried non GMO ruby bing cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO ruby bing 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 50532518 Dried non-GMO ruby bing cherries is a Commodity code representing specific dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. The recent opportunities show that dried cherries and similar specialty produce items appear as line items within much larger grocery and fresh-produce solicitations serving K–12 school districts, state-supported living centers, and senior meal programs rather than as standalone commodity purchases. State and local issuing bodies treat dried fruit as part of broader food-service supply chains subject to Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), nutritional compliance standards such as the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, allergen restrictions, and HACCP documentation. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with county boards of education and municipal school systems posting the plurality of recent food-service RFPs and IFBs; state health and human services departments and county senior-services programs also procure food items under similar compliance frameworks.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas, with school districts in the Southeast showing particular procurement velocity. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (SY27) covering over 200 line items across multiple produce categories with delivery to three school sites and a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for grocery items (BNB052266) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with a July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 term and mandatory blind testing by school personnel; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products (HHS0017449) supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and a contract term beginning September 1, 2026. All three solicitations require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, delivery to specified locations on defined schedules, and extensive vendor documentation including product formulations, nutritional analyses, and state health inspections.