UNSPSC 50532522: Dried non GMO lambert cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO lambert 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 50532522 Dried non-GMO Lambert cherries, a Commodity code, does not align with actual state and local procurement activity under this code. Recent opportunities solicited under this Commodity tag involve broad grocery and food service procurement rather than specialty dried fruit items. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, and multiple school districts across Georgia and the broader Southeast have posted bids for comprehensive grocery items, fresh produce, school nutrition meal contracts, and senior meal preparation services during the past four months. The scale of these procurements spans breakfast items, frozen goods, condiments, fresh produce across apple varieties and berries, processed USDA Foods, and prepared meals—categories that dwarf individual commodity line items like dried specialty cherries. No recent opportunities specifically solicit dried non-GMO Lambert cherries or comparable dried fruit commodities; the code appears to capture a niche product that does not drive current state and local purchasing patterns.

Activity concentrates in school districts and county purchasing offices across Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, and Mississippi, driven by National School Lunch Program compliance and summer food service requirements. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting school nutrition (Buy American provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content); the Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200 line items; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 27, 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 with anticipated contract renewal; the Douglas County School System's March 4, 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One; and Meriden Public Schools' February 25, 2026 RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for 2026–2027. All opportunities enforce Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety plans, and federal nutrition standards. The mismatch between the Commodity code name and the broad-based solicitation scope suggests this code may be misconfigured or misapplied in state procurement taxonomy, warranting clarification before pursuit.