UNSPSC 50535402: Dried non GMO anjou pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO anjou pears 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 50535402 Dried non-GMO Anjou pears (Commodity) represents a narrow agricultural product line, but the code shows minimal direct recent activity—the source contains no state or local solicitations specifically requesting dried Anjou pears. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span much broader food procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply, with dried specialty fruit appearing only as incidental line items within comprehensive grocery or produce contracts rather than as standalone procurement drivers. School districts, county boards of education, and state health agencies are the primary buyers, but they are sourcing dried fruit as part of larger breakfast, snack, or commodity distribution bundles rather than contracting for dried pears as a distinct commodity.

The geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Georgia (Douglas County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, State of Georgia procurement), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso facility, City of Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier Schools), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative recent solicitations include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with firm pricing for a July 2026–June 2027 term, and the Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution RFP (SN26-003, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor for approximately $9 million in annual food supply across 32 schools. Dried Anjou pears as a standalone line item does not appear in any of the posted solicitations reviewed; vendors pursuing this code should recognize that demand emerges only within larger institutional food contracts and is unlikely to support a dedicated sales effort.