UNSPSC 50535409: Dried non GMO clapp favorite pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO clapp favorite 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 50535409 Dried non-GMO Clapp Favorite Pears is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow slice of state and local food procurement activity — primarily institutional cafeteria and nutrition services buying for schools, senior centers, and state-supported facilities. Recent solicitations show that while the code nominally refers to a specific dried-pear product, state and local issuing bodies are posting much broader grocery and fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of line items across protein, produce, dairy, and prepared foods, with dried or specialty fruits typically bundled as one category among many rather than solicited independently. The issuing bodies under this code are school districts, county boards of education, municipal departments of public purchases, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices, all supporting child nutrition programs, senior meal services, or institutional food operations. Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent for processed agricultural commodities) and compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP food-safety protocols are standard conditions across nearly every recent opportunity.

Recent activity spans multiple regions with no single geographic concentration. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 seeking 1,100+ grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education through June 30, 2027, with electronic bids due the same day via OpenGov. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce across over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted ITB 26-00289 on June 3, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and bids due June 25, 2026. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes under Bid 609-26 with a due date of April 29, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broader food supplies solicitation on May 15, 2026 with bids due June 22, 2026. All recent opportunities require firm pricing, prepaid freight to designated school or facility sites, compliance documentation (nutritional analyses, health inspections, insurance certificates naming the issuing body as additional insured), and three professional references.