UNSPSC 50535329: Dried non GMO harvester peaches

The variety of non GMO peaches known as non GMO harvester 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 50535329 Dried non GMO harvester peaches is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, state-supported living facilities, senior meal services, and general government food procurement. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show that buyers are sourcing fresh produce, packaged meal components, and bulk food items for cafeteria operations, congregate dining, and home-delivered meal programs rather than dried peaches specifically. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard across school nutrition contracts, and all opportunities mandate compliance with National School Lunch Program standards, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition requirements, HACCP food safety plans, and comprehensive food safety documentation including state health inspections and E-Verify authorization.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic: Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas each posted opportunities between April and June 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education, requiring blind taste testing and laboratory analysis at vendor expense; Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200-plus items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; and Hillsborough County's June 25, 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, requiring Florida Department of Elderly Affairs caterer licensing and 24/7 emergency telephone monitoring. The code shows modest recent activity; opportunities are episodic rather than continuous, and the nomination of this code for dried peaches appears misaligned with actual procurement postings, which emphasize fresh produce, prepared meals, and bulk commodity groceries under broader food-service classifications.