UNSPSC 50534917: Dried non GMO fairlane nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO fairlane nectarines 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 50534917 Dried non-GMO fairlane nectarines (Commodity) does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for dried nectarines or any specialty dried fruit products. Instead, the code appears to be tagged across a broad range of school nutrition and food-service procurement spanning fresh produce (apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, citrus, leafy greens, potatoes, tomatoes), packaged grocery items (cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, dairy, snacks, beverages, meat products), eggs, and meal preparation and delivery services. The code's nominal specificity — a single dried fruit commodity — does not align with the heterogeneous food procurement activity being tagged under it. The recent opportunities show substantial food-service contracts across school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia), municipal bodies (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; City of Dallas, Texas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county-level health and human services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Florida). Procurement notices include IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from late April through mid-July 2026, with contract values disclosed for Meriden Public Schools ($3.1 million annually), Hillsborough County senior meals ($17.8 million over three years), Douglas County food supply ($9 million annually), and Douglas County GEC fresh produce cooperative ($4.4 to $1.1 million annually by region).

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with Georgia showing the highest concentration of fresh produce and grocery procurement across multiple school districts operating through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Evaluation criteria consistently emphasize responsive and responsible bidder status, price competitiveness, demonstrated experience in institutional food service (typically three to five years), compliance with Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety planning, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 minimum coverage), and adherence to nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Child Nutrition Program regulations. Vendors are required to accept electronic ordering systems, provide nutritional labeling and formulation statements, maintain emergency delivery capability, and deliver on fixed schedules to multiple school sites and central warehouses. The mismatch between the code's dried nectarine specificity and the actual procurement activity — which spans entire food-service supply chains and meal preparation — suggests either miscoding in source systems or use of this commodity code as a catch-all category for food procurement that does not fit narrower classifications. Business development should not pursue this code based on dried fruit capability alone; verification with issuing bodies on correct commodity codes is warranted before pursuing any food-service opportunity tagged to this number.