UNSPSC 50535417: Dried non GMO emperor brown pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO emperor brown 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 50535417 Dried non-GMO emperor brown pears is a Commodity code that captures dried fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and state-supported facilities operating under federal child nutrition and institutional feeding mandates. State and local governments procure dried pears and similar dried produce primarily as components of larger grocery, food service, and nutrition supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies are school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county government nutrition programs. Vendors typically bid dried fruit and produce as part of comprehensive food supply packages spanning breakfast items, condiments, fresh produce, frozen goods, and specialty dietary products, with pricing submitted on a firm fixed basis and delivery coordinated through centralized warehouse and school-site logistics networks. Bidders must comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety protocols, and often submit nutritional analyses, ingredient panels, product formulations, and health inspection records at bid submission.

Recent activity centers on school districts and state nutrition programs across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an RFP for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response date, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumables with a July 13, 2026 deadline supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce and specialty items with a June 26, 2026 response date, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) bid packaged meal boxes with an April 29, 2026 deadline. Hillsborough County (Florida) pursued senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. The Georgia state procurement office also posted a food and supplies contract in May 2026. These opportunities show consistent demand from school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations, with contracts typically spanning July-to-June school or fiscal years, firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight on 48x40 pallets, and Net 45 payment terms.