UNSPSC 50532527: Dried non GMO van cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO van 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 50532527 Dried non GMO van cherries (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's scope—specialty dried fruit products—does not match the actual buying patterns in the posted opportunities, which focus on fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, meal preparation and delivery services, and food service distribution across school districts, county governments, and state agencies rather than dried cherry procurement specifically.

State and local governments are actively procuring food and nutrition services through multiple channels—school nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with opportunities from the City of Bridgeport's Board of Education (grocery items, IFB, June 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (fresh produce, IFB, June 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (master grocery K-12, IFB, April 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia (comprehensive food and supplies, IFB, May 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (fresh produce, April 2026), and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (commercial groceries and USDA Foods, RFP, February 2026 with a $3.1 million estimated value). County and municipal procurement also appears: Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (June 2026), and the City of Dallas solicited boxed and bulk meal delivery services on a five-year term (RFCSP, March 2026). State-level procurement activity includes Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, July 2026) and Georgia's solicitations for food supplies and fresh produce (May and April 2026). The Douglas County School System in Georgia also issued RFPs for food supply and distribution ($9 million estimated annually, February 2026) and fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two areas ($4.4 million and $1.1 million estimated, March 2026). All procurement emphasizes Buy American provisions for domestic agricultural products, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards alignment with federal child nutrition programs, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.