UNSPSC 50535400: Dried non GMO pears

The type of fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. 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 50535400 Dried non-GMO pears, a Class code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the recent-opportunities dataset. The posted opportunities tag UNSPSC 50535400 but solicit fresh and processed produce, meals, groceries, and food service delivery across far broader categories—breakfast cereals, frozen entrees, dairy, snacks, beverages, condiments, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and catered meals for schools, senior centers, and state facilities. The actual work spans school nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, senior meal delivery under the Older Americans Act framework, institutional food service at state-supported living centers, and ad-hoc catering for municipal events. This code-to-solicitation mismatch suggests either classifier error or that the code has been used as a catch-all for food supply procurement beyond dried pears specifically.

State and local buyers posting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, and Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), cities (Dallas, Meriden), and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative). School districts dominate the recent-opportunities list, reflecting the volume and frequency of child nutrition procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting groceries for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering 1,100+ line items with Buy American provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) at an estimated $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia procuring fresh produce for school year 2026-27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) across 200+ produce line items; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years; and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut procuring groceries and USDA Foods for 8,200 students (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) at approximately $3.1 million annually. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school district solicitations, state-level produce bids), Florida (senior meals), Connecticut (school nutrition), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (state facility), and Mississippi (summer food service); the remaining opportunities span individual district and county jurisdictions across additional states. No recent opportunities demonstrate sustained procurement specific to dried non-GMO pears as a commodity line item.