UNSPSC 50534927: Dried non GMO honey blaze nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO honey blaze 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 50534927 Dried non-GMO honey blaze nectarines is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried and fresh produce items state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers use this code for broad grocery and food-supply procurement—including fresh produce, packaged meals, and consumable kitchen products—rather than for the narrowly defined dried nectarine variety the code name suggests. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program driving the majority of activity. State agencies and county commissioners also solicit under the code for institutional food service at supported living centers and senior meal programs. All solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP plans, nutritional labeling standards, and adherence to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act where applicable. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability and products liability insurance, often with the purchasing entity named as additional insured, and pass blind testing or inspection protocols prior to award.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school districts and county education boards as the primary repeat buyers. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted an RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with a response deadline of June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic content documentation and blind testing at vendor expense. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items (apples, berries, root vegetables, citrus, specialty fruits) with delivery to three school sites and a June 26, 2026, deadline. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted an ITB on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and a June 25, 2026, deadline; vendors must be licensed caterers on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program list and maintain a food preparation facility within 50 miles of Tampa. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026, deadline and a historical annual value of $1.5 million.