UNSPSC 50532524: Dried non GMO sweetheart cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO sweetheart 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 50532524 Dried non-GMO sweetheart cherries is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities bearing this code span school nutrition grocery procurement, senior meal services, fresh produce supply, and comprehensive food service distribution — none of which involve dried cherries or any dried fruit products. The code's nominal scope does not align with the solicitations attributed to it, indicating either a tagging error in the procurement system or a misclassification that obscures the actual work being purchased.

State and local governments are not currently soliciting dried non-GMO sweetheart cherries under this code in the recent record. Procurement offices across school districts, county education boards, state health and human services agencies, and municipalities are instead using this code identifier to issue RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for multi-category grocery and food service contracts spanning produce, proteins, dairy, grains, paper goods, and kitchen supplies. The issuing bodies include Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), the City of Dallas, and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for 1,100+ line-item grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with a due date of June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a due date of June 26, 2026. Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut) and mid-Atlantic (Virginia) regions, with substantial annual spend estimates ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million per contract. Vendors pursuing this code should verify alignment with their product and service capabilities before bid preparation, as the code's nominal definition does not match actual procurement demand in the market.