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, nominally describes a single commodity but sees state and local procurement activity spanning broad food-service sourcing for schools, senior programs, and institutional facilities. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies purchasing across diverse food categories—fresh produce, packaged goods, prepared meals, and consumables—tagged to this code alongside related grocery line items. The actual procurement activity reflects institutional food-service contracting rather than dried-pear purchasing specifically. School districts, county boards of education, and county health and human services agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with school nutrition programs driving the highest volume. Most opportunities require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food-safety plans, nutritional labeling and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and delivery on firm fixed-price, prepaid-freight terms to multiple school or facility sites.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB on June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items (breakfast, cereals, produce, dairy, meat, beverages) to support the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program for the contract year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with blind testing and Net 45 payment terms. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million and an initial term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for school year 2026–27 under IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, specifying over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, vegetables, and citrus with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services, valued at $17.8 million over three years, requiring caterer licensure on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs program list and 24/7 telephone monitoring.