UNSPSC 50535406: Dried non GMO beth pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO beth 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 50535406 Dried non-GMO beth pears is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized produce items for institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation targeting this specific product. The source records capture a broad spectrum of institutional food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state facility food supply, and municipal catering — but dried non-GMO beth pears appear in none of the recent opportunities. When the code's nominal scope (a single dried fruit variety) is tested against actual procurement patterns in the opportunities block, the mismatch is stark: state and local buyers are issuing RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs for comprehensive grocery supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items, fresh produce assortments with dozens of apple and produce varieties, and mixed food service delivery. Bidders tagging responses to this code would be competing in a taxonomy space that does not reflect how procurement offices actually organize institutional food purchases.

Recent activity under related food service codes clusters heavily around school districts, state agencies, and county governments across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia) sought 72 fresh produce items under IFB (due April 23, 2026); Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperative districts with estimated annual spend near $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited master grocery supply across 45 schools under IFB (due April 27, 2026); Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) issued a comprehensive food bid covering multiple product categories (due May 4, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) sought commercial groceries and USDA foods with anticipated contract value around $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026). Outside school nutrition, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, due July 13, 2026) with prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hillsborough County (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB with estimated three-year value of $17.8 million (due June 25, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) sought grocery items for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (IFB, due June 30, 2026). No solicitation identifies dried beth pears, beth pear products, or this commodity as a line item or specification.