UNSPSC 50535319: Dried non GMO elegant lady peaches

The variety of non GMO peaches known as non GMO elegant lady peaches 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 50535319 Dried non-GMO elegant lady peaches is a Commodity code covering a specific dried fruit product that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and senior meal programs. The recent opportunities posted under this code, however, show little direct activity in dried peaches as a standalone line item; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting broader fresh produce, groceries, and meal-service packages that may include dried fruits as components within larger produce or food-supply contracts. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, along with state health and human services agencies and county senior-services departments, all operating under USDA National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products).

Recent opportunities spanning Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi show school nutrition departments at Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) soliciting fresh produce in bulk IFBs with delivery to central warehouses and school sites, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for state-supported living centers under IFB HHS0017449 with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, Hillsborough County (Florida) sourcing senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) bidding packaged meal boxes for summer food service. Dried peaches, when included, appear as line items within these broader grocery or produce frameworks rather than as sole-source procurements; the code shows limited standalone momentum at state and local level, with the bulk of current activity directed at fresh produce and assembled meal services.