UNSPSC 50532529: Dried non GMO royal ann cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO royal ann 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 50532529 Dried non-GMO royal ann cherries is a Commodity code that describes a specific dried fruit product, but the code shows no recent state and local procurement activity directly tied to dried royal ann cherries. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect much broader food procurement by school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipalities — primarily for fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, meal preparation and delivery, and general food service products supporting school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional dining operations. State and local buyers under nominally related produce and food categories include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut, City of Dallas in Texas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and specialized cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The work solicited ranges from term contracts for master grocery supply and fresh produce delivery to school kitchens and warehouses, to prepared meal services for seniors and municipal events, to commodity-style purchasing through cooperative purchasing agreements.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, particularly Georgia (multiple school districts, state procurement), Florida, Connecticut, and Texas, with additional opportunities in Virginia and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) seeking grocery product supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a one-year term commencing July 1, 2026; the Meriden Public Schools RFP (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods serving 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million; the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million; and the Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) covering approximately 32,000 meals daily with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. The code itself has no current direct demand signal for dried royal ann cherries specifically; opportunities tagged to it are generic food procurement that would encompass fresh and processed produce items more broadly.