UNSPSC 50534926: Dried non GMO hardired nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO hardired 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 50534926 Dried non-GMO hardried nectarines is a Commodity code that sits at the narrow end of the taxonomy but does not appear to reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this code number. Recent opportunities posted under this code span broad food service and procurement — grocery items for school lunch programs, fresh produce contracts for school nutrition, senior meal preparation and delivery, and general food and consumable products for state facilities — none of which specifically address dried nectarines or dried fruit as a distinct line item. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners are the issuing bodies on record, and the work centers on meal programs (National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, and congregate senior dining) and food service supply chains rather than dried-fruit procurement in isolation.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery-item line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American requirements and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce (over 200 line items) for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027, with bids due June 26, 2026, to three school delivery sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested bids for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with proposals due July 11, 2026, reflecting a $1.5 million historical contract value. Hillsborough County in Florida sought senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with a three-year estimated value of $17,832,659.90. The code shows little relevant recent activity focused on dried nectarines specifically; the mismatch between the nominal commodity code and the actual procurement mix suggests either miscoding at posting or a code that rarely attracts state and local solicitations for this narrow product category.